Public Health

Feds reversed an earlier plan to set a national standard for the toxic chemical, citing tough measures in two states.

Hotels have been devastated by the pandemic. To survive, they are adapting with extra-deep cleaning and contactless interactions.

Pennsylvania businesses seeking to reopen are finding success hiring lobbyists, but who can afford that access?

Among facilities in the 5-county region with 5 or more deaths, the average infection rate was 44%; nearly half of residents tested positive, new data show.

Beauty supply and hobby stores were among businesses shut down in late March. They can have limited dealing with customers now, with mixed results so far.

It’s a difficult question, but no matter what the answer is, the pandemic is not going to stop anytime soon.

Republican political operatives are recruiting “pro-Trump” doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible.

The lawsuit is an early test of whether the state and school districts are doing enough for special needs students in the pandemic.

A Texas-based home decor retailer has filed a motion seeking bankruptcy court approval to begin a wind-down of its retail operations.

Trump dismissed reports of side effects of the drug, saying, “All I can tell you is, so far I seem to be OK.”

With thousands of more seasonal workers due to arrive in South Jersey, farmers still await Department of Health safety guidelines.

At least half the COVID-19 deaths in Pa., N.J. and Del. have been among nursing home residents. So why are some facilities knowingly letting in patients with the virus?

Up to now, only people showing symptoms have been tested — with 75% returning positive results.

Kenney blamed the White House in part for spreading “ridicule and dangerous” ideas that social distancing isn’t necessary.

As efforts to test for the coronavirus and trace cases continues, medical examiners and coroners play a vital — if often unsung ― role.