Public Health

Major League Baseball’s delayed and shortened regular season get underway Thursday. There will be no fans in the stands and plenty of health and safety protections in place.

How can communities stop coronavirus case surges without crushing the economy? Some scientists say widespread mask-wearing may be more than a helpful precaution.

Parking lots in the region are gearing up to host in-person, on-stage performances.

A study released Monday examined the results of antibody tests conducted in 10 geographic areas around the U.S., including the Philadelphia metro region.

The administrator of New Jersey courts says they can’t wait for a vaccine to resume criminal trials. He said 4,700 defendants are in jail awaiting trial.

Montgomery County is actively searching for other labs to help the county process its COVID-19 tests more quickly.

The coronavirus could prompt a radical change for when Philly teens start school. Will that lead to better-rested students? Or upend family routines?

In a survey released Wednesday of 760 museum directors, 33% of them said there was either a "significant risk" of closing permanently by next fall.

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defence announced the deal Wednesday as part of Operation Warp Speed.

Sen. Menendez (D-N.J.) announced the COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act to improve contact tracing, testing and outreach to minority populations.

Wolf withheld nearly $12.8 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.

More than 30 principals plan to speak at Thursday's board meeting.

As the start of classes inches closer, more and more colleges are rolling back their earlier, more optimistic proclamations of an in-person or hybrid fall.

Loved ones say the former University of Delaware plant physiologist Hugh Frick’s frugality when it came to material things belied his generosity of heart.

Black mayors in many of the nation's largest cities formally called on governors to repeal orders prohibiting them from enacting strategies that reduce COVID-19 spread.