Public Health

WHYY’s Katie Meyer speaks with Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn about local elections on what would have been the primary dates for Pa. and Del.

Reopening schools is considered key to getting the economy moving again. But some education officials say opening schools quickly would bring major risk and little reward.

Normally, it’s the unofficial start of summer, but at least one Jersey Shore town says it can’t safely reopen in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Quarantine life means no gallery shows, gatherings or classes so we turned our front yard into a place to share art. You can do it too.

As doctors treat more and more COVID-19 patients, they are realizing the new coronavirus can affect far more than just a patient's lungs.

Lauren Ballester is among the thousands of Pa. teachers trying to figure out online education. Her first week was an adventure of emotions.

Sisters Tammy King and Michelle Rouco worked as nurses at the same hospital where their father died of COVID-19. They still couldn’t be by his side.

Amid a health crisis that’s disproportionately ravaging African-American communities, the Black church is busy, even if its pews are empty.

Chills, muscle pain, sore throat and lost sense of smell are now official signs of COVID-19.

Murphy's six-point recovery plan included steps officials would have to take to slow the spread of COVID-19, minimize new outbreaks of the disease and reboot the economy.

Delaware isn’t ready to start the 14-day countdown to the first limited phase of reopening as the governor takes further steps to limit the spread of the virus.

“We’ve been checking temperatures in the correctional facility twice a day now for weeks,” said commission chair Val Arkoosh. “These are not people with symptoms.”

After drawing criticism for being slow, New Jersey prisons have begun furloughing some who are most likely to suffer the worst of COVID-19.

Stateline and Spotlight PA surveyed six states — CO, GA, MD, PA, SC, and WA — to determine what information they have made accessible to the public via their websites.

The mayor of Point Pleasant Beach has unveiled what he says is a "common sense" plan to incrementally reopen the town. N.J. Gov. Murphy will outline his statewide plan Mon.