Health Care

Female physicians spend more time with each patient than male doctors do and their patients report higher satisfaction. But the extra time adds up and results in less money.

COVID-19 has shown how our cities and spaces can fail to keep us healthy. But for the 15% of the population living with a disability, this awareness came before the pandemic.

When a Latina woman went to the hospital, a doctor dismissed her COVID symptoms. Is unconscious bias one reason people of color are disproportionately affected by the virus?

Fewer patient visits, delayed or reduced insurance reimbursements, and the coronavirus itself struck a blow at some offices — and the communities they serve.

Lawyers argued whether the law violates of the state constitution’s Equal Rights Amendment or reflects just one sex-specific issue Medicaid does not cover.

Eight providers are suing the state’s Department of Human Services over the prohibition. Oral arguments are set for Wednesday in Commonwealth Court.

Scientists say a 25-year-old Nevada man was infected with the virus twice. It is the first confirmed case of reinfection in the U.S.

Physicians are seeing the effects of a warming planet in the exam room, and there's a growing push to teach doctors-in-training how to respond.

Since the beginning of September, Berks County has seen an increase of nearly 1,500 cases of COVID-19, which gives “significant cause for concern,” Levine said.

At the center of that shared philosophy is a strict form of constitutional interpretation called originalism, which Scalia championed.

"He's mocking us, the working poor," said Norma, a 46-year-old domestic worker and undocumented mother of three from Lakewood, N.J.

Social distancing can be difficult in prison, but Dept. of Correction leaders in Delaware hope their plans will keep both COVID-19 and the flu at bay in the coming months.

The new term will see eight justices, not the usual nine. And because of COVID-19, once again the justices will gather by telephone hookup to hear the arguments.

False negatives are common in people who've been infected with the virus during the first few days after exposure.

With another conservative nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy moves to codify abortion rights into state law.