Public Health

Public health scientists say it’s easier to forecast the weather on Thanksgiving Day than to predict how the American coronavirus crisis will play out this autumn.

School sports are already postponed for the fall, but Delaware is now classifying sports as high, medium and low risk, with specific rules for each classification.

Wolf said state law prevents him from continuing a now-expired suspension of evictions and foreclosures without legislative support.

Preliminary results of water samples collected by the EPA from flood waters during and after the storm found “little to no contaminants.”

Delaware’s nursing home death rate related to the coronavirus is well above the national average. AARP is urging state leaders to take action.

New Foundations Charter School said it was just following standard policy. Some families say the school should have been more flexible.

Temple professors, students and area residents are questioning why the university thought in-person learning would be safe after a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Although daily COVID-19 deaths have fallen somewhat in recent days, the number of infections has continued to rise in many places, with no end in sight.

Gov. Tom Wolf will not extend his executive order halting evictions and foreclosures in Pennsylvania because of legal limits that prevent him from taking further action.

With desperate pleas and social contracts failing to curb college parties, schools have turned to punitive consequences. But are the students the ones to blame?

Recovery can last months with many needing rehab and facing long-term damage.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced that restaurants will be able to open for indoor dining beginning Sept. 4 at 25% capacity, with social distancing between tables.

The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association voted 15-0 to postpone fall sports until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

There’s a push to make telehealth a permanent fixture of the government’s flagship health program. But it will take involvement by Congress to do away with old restrictions.

All instruction except “essential” classes will take place online through at least Sept. 11, after 103 Temple students tested positive for the coronavirus.