Public Health

A review by the Kaiser Health News service and AP finds at least 48 state and local public health leaders have resigned, retired or been fired since April across 23 states.

Schools, faith and community groups as well as professional musicians are all struggling with the risks of singing. Experts present the most recent research and offer tips.

This week: an update on COVID rates in Philadelphia, Commissioner of the Department of Streets talks about the problems with trash pickup, and the new virtual Opera.

Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer made the announcement Sunday amid fears from residents that the two-week quarantine would lead to unsanitary conditions in the town.

The vaccine developed by the Plymouth Meeting firm and Wistar Institute researchers finished Phase I trials and is moving to an accelerated Phase II/III.

While COVID-19 positive voters may pose specific challenges to localities in some states, they are just the tip of the iceberg.

Critics question whether it's realistic to demand that college students not act like typical college students. The push illustrates the high stakes for universities this fall.

Contact tracing is key to keeping a community's positivity rate below 1.

Trump’s embrace of executive actions to sidestep Congress ran in sharp contrast to his criticism of former President Obama’s use of executive orders on a more limited basis.

The milestone was reached as new cases run at about 54,000 a day. Cases are rising in nearly 20 states, and deaths are climbing in most.

An overwhelming majority of Americans say houses of worship should abide by the same restrictions on public gatherings that apply to other institutions.

Amid the dual public health crises of COVID-19 and racism, some in the medical community are prescribing a somewhat nontraditional remedy: voting.

Extra aid for the unemployed will total $400 a week, a cut from the $600 that just expired.

When it comes to the new rules for the novel coronavirus, airlines like Delta are taking them very seriously.

The city limited pandemic licenses to frontline workers and others at risk.