Health Care

By targeting providers with attacks that scramble and lock up data until victims pay a ransom, hackers can demand lots of money and wreak havoc until they’re paid.

At least a third of the hospitals in the southwest and south-central part of the state expect shortages in the next week. Some rural facilities are already in crisis.

The U.S. government says it will issue a vaccine card and use other tools to help millions of Americans follow through with their immunizations against COVID-19.

Heatwaves, air pollution and extreme weather are making people sick and, increasingly, killing people. A key report by global physicians says fossil fuels are to blame.

With COVID-19 surging from coast to coast, the number of hospitalized patients has more than doubled over the past month, pushing health care workers to the breaking point.

The Penn Med Symphony Orchestra has created a virtual performance of a short piece by Edward Elgar as a Thanksgiving gift.

Earlier this month, nurses at 4 hospitals authorized strikes over safe staffing ratios, other issues. St. Mary nurses and Trinity Health have yet to agree.

We talk with Dr. Daniel Monti about the stresses caused by the pandemic, the impact on our bodies and minds, and healthful ways of coping.

Health system officials in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey describe conditions on the ground now, and how they compare to the spring’s first wave.

As COVID-19 hospitalizations surge, new data released by the federal government show how many hospitals are struggling with staffing.

As winter approaches and COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing, local governments are announcing new restrictions and recommendations to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

As the virus hospitalizes more people across the region, the 700-plus nurses say there aren’t enough of them on staff to keep patients safe.

New Jersey respondents were more likely to say they would take a coronavirus vaccine if it was discussed in positive terms.

The retail giant barging in — its biggest foray into health care yet — reverberated through the industry on Tuesday.

Contract tracing in Philadelphia, School Superintendent William Hite on revamping reopening plans amidst city COVID spikes, and the Eagles in the NFC East.