Public Health

The enormous handout to the state’s largest hospital chain is the result of a federal formula that rewarded companies based on revenue and medical claims, not actual need.

Although health officials say Philly has slowed the spread of the coronavirus, they are fearful of losing those gains if social distancing measures are relaxed too quickly.

The Carney administration is encouraging those who run youth camps and summer school to limit groups to 15 children plus staff, and to take extra safety precautions.

It was debate marked by heckling, parliamentary wrangling, and an accusation that a Republican lawmaker called a Democratic colleague a “little girl.”

We get an update on COVID-19 testing and talk with physician Danielle Ofri about treating patients during pandemic and her new book, "When We Do Harm."

Imagine for a moment a world without air conditioners, refrigerators, fans, or even ice. We take them for granted — but keeping cool is ...

Businesses are hurt. Unemployment is unprecedented. But coronavirus cases in this rural Pa. town have still been spiking. Now, as restrictions ease, hospitals could be tested.

Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration has come under fire for failing to support more Black-led organizations in the battle against the coronavirus.

Under federal law, even in states where telemedicine abortion is legal, there are strict regulations surrounding how mifepristone is dispensed.

Now that the city has moved past the initial surge of the coronavirus pandemic, how has Philly's Health Dept. done at keeping the number of cases down?

It will depend on conditions of specific buildings and neighborhood needs, he said.

Allegations of a cover-up are prompting calls for the House GOP leader to resign and one Democrat even called for an official investigation.

“No one wants to be in the situation where the presidential race comes down to Pa. and there is a week or two delay on us in delivering a victor," said state Rep. Kevin Boyle.

Leaders from Pennsylvania’s business, manufacturing, and health care industries are calling on the state to broaden liability protections to companies during the pandemic.

The water park joins an undisclosed pier as the second amusement facility that Morey's Piers will keep closed for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.