Public Health

After weeking of lobbying from advocacy groups and failed legislation, Gov. Tom Wolf issued the order to help stop the spread of COVID-19 behind bars.

The move is meant to protect people whose age or health status puts them at risk of life-threatening complications while behind bars from COVID-19.

In contrast, the federally-funded site in Montco will stay open.

First, preschool director Michele Ayala and her teachers delivered tablet computers with six months of free internet access to the homes ...

New statistics from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry shows hundreds of thousands of unemployment claims have been filed in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Gov. Carney issued a declaration formally extending the state of emergency order he first put in place on March 12.

A lack of tests is just one problem the state's coroners are facing as they take on the coronavirus.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney addresses the impact of coronavirus in a letter to all Philadelphians.

The “save-the-most-lives” approach will exacerbate the already-existing health care inequalities, argues Dr. Hannah McLane, an occupational medicine physician.

A study published in the journal Science now says the virus can infect both felines and ferrets. But there are some important caveats to the findings.

Philadelphia churches have had three weeks to build their online chops for Holy Week, the biggest week of their calendar, during a pandemic.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has ramped up savings, but it will be too little, too late to weather the financial wreckage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Philadelphia’s transit cops are “on edge” about managing the safety of the system while protecting themselves from coronavirus. At least two officers have tested positive.

The city is opening a drop-in site in the neighborhood to encourage more social distancing.

Experts say COBOL was likely not written to be able to process the more than 500,000 unemployment claims New Jersey residents have submitted online.