Health Care

As doctors treat more and more COVID-19 patients, they are realizing the new coronavirus can affect far more than just a patient's lungs.

Sisters Tammy King and Michelle Rouco worked as nurses at the same hospital where their father died of COVID-19. They still couldn’t be by his side.

Latinx and black Delawareans have a higher rate of infection than whites, according to new numbers released by the state.

Despite the challenges, there are many candidates to be the vaccine that knocks out the coronavirus. But are they all equally promising?

Researchers say the U.S. needs to test at least 500,000 people a day. But labs and health systems have to share what’s required to perform the tests.

The bill would ban doctors from using telemedicine for any drug on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy list.

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic and we hear how nurses are coping at Temple University Hospital.

During interviews over the past week, as coronavirus cases continued to rise, officials said the tri-state region’s hospitals were up to the challenge.

In an attempt to maximize resources and keep patients safe, many elective procedures have been rescheduled or canceled. What does that mean for patients?

Prisoners Being Released From City, State Prisons Are Not Being Tested for COVID-19

We discuss what makes the novel coronavirus such an effective and dangerous pathogen in the human body and the race to develop a vaccine against it.

Canceled elective procedures mean many facilities are no longer getting short-term residents paid for by Medicare. Medicaid pays less for long-term care.

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb estimated at least 750,000 rapid point-of-care tests are needed weekly to guide the country out of the pandemic.

What if you don't have COVID-19 symptoms, but you do have an earache or a child with a rash? These days, many more people are getting diagnosed via calls or video chats.

The campaign shouts out everyone from doctors to utility workers.