Public Health

For Muslims in the United States, there is no other time more centered around gathering in congregation than the holy month of Ramadan.

State officials have blamed software upgrades gone wrong, troublesome algorithms, and a wonky web of disjointed technologies.

Steve McFadden, a Regional Rail conductor, and Terrance Burton, a Midvale operator, bring the death toll of SEPTA employees to seven.

A Harvard estimate says the state should test about 19,000 Pennsylvanians per day — or more than twice the rate of the Wolf administration’s plan.

Pennsylvania is lagging behind other states in this regard, according to foster youth advocates.

One woman wearing prison garb said she feels “like our freedom has been taken away.” She wants to go to church and the beach and not have to wear a mask.

Remdesivir is the first drug shown to help fight COVID-19, which has killed more than 230,000 people worldwide.

Unions are going to want a say in when it is safe to reopen schools and under what conditions. And Hite also speaks to the issue of grading.

The analysis estimates that about 1 million more pounds of nitrogen pollution enter the Chesapeake Bay annually from poultry farming than cleanup programs estimate.

Dramatic budget cuts or tax increases might be needed if Congress does not send additional, unrestricted aid to states.

After drawing criticism for not doing enough to curb the spread of COVID-19 in prisons, the state says it will test everyone.

Despite an increase of 184 new cases Friday, Gov. John Carney says Delaware is seeing improvement, especially in declining hospital admissions.

Governor Tom Wolf has announced that 24 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties will be allowed to start reopening certain businesses starting next Friday, May 8.

Masked employees, more alfresco dining and continued curbside pick-up. Those are just some aspects of how dining might function at the Jersey Shore this summer.

How are people living with addiction or in recovery coping during the pandemic? And how is the covid-19 impacting the opioid crisis in Philadelphia?