Public Health

While Senate Republicans struggled to roll out their own $1 trillion proposal, Pelosi implored the White House and GOP lawmakers to stop the infighting.

Final-stage testing of the vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., began with volunteers at numerous sites around the U.S.

Three congregants of Destiny Christian Church have tested positive for the coronavirus. Two recently attended services, potentially infecting others.

Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti were charged with contempt, obstruction and related offenses.

It’s one of many instances of the state dropping the ball on best data practices. Instead of making its COVID data easy to view and scrutinize, the state has limited access.

The outbreak at the beginning of the shortened baseball season raises the question of whether pro sports can be played successfully, even with strict safety protocols.

According to list maintained by the WHO, there are four other vaccine candidates to reach Phase 3 testing, including three made by Chinese entities.

The U.S. now has more than 4 million known coronavirus cases; 1 million infections were diagnosed in just over two weeks.

For years, community members have resisted Elcon Recycling Services’ bid to treat hazardous wastewater so close to rivers and waterways.

There were more than 1,000 deaths in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive day Saturday.

A growing number of researchers think until there's an effective vaccine, the coronavirus will simply persist in the population, causing illness indefinitely.

If you can blow out the flame easily while wearing a mask, she says, there's too much air exchange between you and the outside world.

Do the new prohibitions reflect a greater coronavirus danger from smokers? The jury is still out, but there are real safety reasons behind the new rules.

Race, language and income level play a big role in determining who will be infected with the coronavirus, according to researchers at the University of Delaware.

The state health department has received approval to spend nearly $27 million to ramp up contact tracing efforts.