Public Health

It will take a while to work through the backlog, because of social distancing and testing issues. But postponed procedures are being rescheduled.

In Pittsburgh, adults who are afraid they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus are being asked to skip testing if they can quarantine at home for 14 days to help reduce delays.

The absence of the data will make it harder for health and public officials, as well as the general public, to understand how the virus is spreading.

“Our number one priority really is the safety of guests and staff. That’s been our number one priority."

How worried should expecting parents be about any extra risks the coronavirus might pose to the mom or developing fetus?

Two lifeguards in a coastal New Jersey municipality have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said.

The decision has set up a confrontation between the federal government’s directives, the state legislature’s intent, and the governor’s powers.

Gov. Phil Murphy pledged transparency a day after signing a bill allowing massive borrowing to keep the state government going.

Deciding the right way to return to school this fall depends on whom you ask. A survey of parents, students, and school leaders found mixed results.

Wolf withheld nearly $13 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.

The more they know about the novel coronavirus, the more hospitals adapt their treatment protocols. That evolution may be lowering the local death rate.

Across Pa., many counties reopened even as the state was still trying to get a patchwork system of contact tracing in place. Montco started from a better position than most.

Across the country, parents are scrambling to figure out child care plans that can accommodate a year, in which school will take place largely outside the classroom.

The virus is forcing businesses and consumers to freeze spending and keeping the unemployment rate stubbornly high.

The full set will be published before the end of the month, a CDC spokesperson says. Trump has emphasized that he wants to see schools reopen their classrooms in the fall.