Public Health

The test will enable people to collect their own saliva at home and send it to a lab for results, while the drug has helped some COVID-19 patients improve.

Gilead has donated its existing supply, to be distributed by AmerisourceBergen. That company says the government decides which places can get the drug.

Modular systems, flexible spaces and ‘human ingenuity’ on the rise as architects solve new social distancing puzzles.

There are studies looking at changes to the virus genome — and the possible impact on how the virus affects humans. Here's what we know (and don't yet know) about mutations.

Gov. John Carney has taken “interim steps’ to allow limited reopening of non-essential businesses, but the takers were few Friday morning.

Calling for Philadelphia businesses to re-open during the coronavirus pandemic, the protesters circling in their cars were met by counter-protesters.

Sustained by tourism, many Shore communities have seen off past crises. What’s in store for them in a summer season overshadowed by the pandemic? And, what are the stakes?

Trains and buses will return to regular schedules on May 17. The service is “not going to be perfect,” said Leslie Richards, SEPTA general manager.

The EPA has approved testing the new insects in the Florida Keys, stinging some who fought the trial for years.

Delaware is on target to start the first phase of removing the coronavirus restrictions on June 1.

Chester County has contracted with Lehigh Valley Genomics, an approved lab in Bethlehem, to monitor the tests and will offer them at two locations.

Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday evening that he expects New Jersey beaches to be open by Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start to the summer season.

As Pennsylvania, other places consider tech to track and thwart coronavirus spread, they must balance personal privacy with the need for public health data.

Most of us dread mosquito season — but on some level, you’ve got to admire these pesky bloodsuckers. Over the millennia, they’v ...

As theaters shut for the rest of the season, the next 2020-2021 season remains uncertain. The Wilma Theater asks subscribers to buy into it.