Public Health

State Sen. Shirley Turner called the practice of changing clocks “archaic,” citing negative impacts on the local economy, and people’s physical and mental health.

Lung cancer kills more people in the U.S. each year than colon, breast or prostate cancer combined. Screening can catch it while it’s treatable.

The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus has popped up in more European countries, just days after being identified in South Africa.

In a statement on Friday, the World Health Organization designated it as a “variant of concern."

Stocks sank Friday as a new coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa appeared to be spreading across the globe.

The county hopes to raise vaccination rates among county employees, under a mandate enacted Oct. 18. The incentive expires Dec. 31.

U.S. health officials say Merck's experimental COVID-19 pill is effective but they raised questions about its safety during pregnancy.

A World Health Organization panel has classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern.

The big question is how much will supply shortages, higher prices and staffing issues dampen shoppers’ mood this holiday season.

It’s unclear exactly how the error occurred. The state says it continues to refine its data and remove duplicate information, a process it started in July.

Temple has been allocated $39,204,052 to use toward grants for students who have demonstrated financial need and have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The administration’s vaccine mandate seems to be working, with no apparent disruption to law enforcement, intelligence-gathering or holiday travel.