Public Health

Trump’s reversal comes as deaths and infection rates outside of New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus, are rising even as states move to lift their lockdowns.

Hiring the extra help comes a day after the state attorney general announced an investigation into nursing homes.

The Wednesday report from payroll company ADP showed the tragic depth and scale of job losses that left no part of the world's largest economy unscathed.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed an executive order that protects health care providers from malpractice suits for good faith COVID-19 care.

You can call for an appointment at 32 locations across the city.

Gov. John Carney had hoped to coordinate the opening of their bordering beaches with Maryland’s governor. But Ocean City’s mayor upended that strategy.

The surge in total deaths is far larger than those attributed to the coronavirus. Experts say it could take a while to reconcile the numbers.

People may be trying harder than usual to avoid the hospital.

At one federal facility, masks are in scant supply and visibly ill prisoners continue to work — while 40 inmates and three staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.

City officials warned, however, that Philadelphia International Airport is not a long-term option to deal with the issue of homelessness.

Princeton economists Angus Deaton and Anne Case discuss their book, "Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism" about income inequality and increased morbidity.

Los Taquitos de Puebla III and PASSi Kitchen Xpress each provide familiar food to the immigrant communities they serve during the coronavirus pandemic.

Behind bars, Thomas ‘Reem’ Cotton earned two degrees, became a self-taught legal scholar and kept close relationships. He died about a year after his release.

They care for their patients for years sometimes, getting to know their families. Now, a shortage of PPE and a lack of testing puts them all at risk.

Videos obtained by PlanPhilly show police, a city trash truck, and outreach workers appearing Tuesday morning at the 2000 block of Ionic Street.