Public Health

A Massachusetts company says its experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing.

Coronavirus-induced shutdowns have given researchers an unusual moment to study air quality.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday unveiled a three-stage plan for reopening New Jersey's economy amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

A program to add 13 weeks to the amount of time residents of Pennsylvania can collect unemployment benefits launched over the weekend, said state officials.

This week: Governor Wolf's battle with municipalities disobeying social distancing orders, the nursing home crisis in NJ, and Philly cuts arts funding.

"If we wait, core components of the Medicaid delivery system could fail during, or soon after, this pandemic," wrote the National Association of Medicaid Directors.

The ride-hailing giant is preparing riders and drivers alike for a “new normal” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Many camps in the region are in limbo, waiting for guidance on how and when they can reopen. Meanwhile, families try to figure out summertime child care.

Testing more people is important, but a negative result does not necessarily mean someone is in the clear.

As idled businesses begin to restart across the state, child care providers in ‘yellow’ counties say they are reopening slowly, if at all.

The speed and scale of the economic crash have drawn comparisons to the Great Depression. But experts say this downturn should be shorter.

SEPTA riders can expect most bus and trolley lines to return to normal schedules, plus the Market-Frankford, Broad Street and Norristown High Speed Lines.

Masks are designed to prevent the wearer from possibly spreading the virus to others or being exposed themselves.

Experts say it could take several weeks to see enough testing data to know how lifting restrictions is affecting the spread of COVID-19.

The U.S. was deeply divided before the coronavirus. Now, researchers worry that the pandemic is worsening what they call a dangerously polarized climate.