Public Health

Local health systems are rushing to stock supplies, clear patients out of emergency rooms to make room for patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first rapid point-of-care COVID-19 test, that can deliver results in less than an hour.

540 people had registered in advance by Saturday. The site will be open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., as testing supplies allow.

Temporarily suspended license expiration dates and some fee waivers are the steps being taken to free up more than 14,000 nurse practitioners.

At the same time, business owners find themselves with food that will never be served, more children and adults find themselves in need of meals.

Courts aren’t holding key hearings, which means everything from safety to family reunification is up in the air.

In an effort to maintain a clean and sanitized fleet of vehicles during the coronavirus pandemic, SEPTA has announced the removal of buses with fabric seats.

Corrections leaders, along with advocates for incarcerated persons, believe the spread of COVID-19 inside prisons is imminent.

In some cases, patients have been shown to develop an immune reaction called the cytokine storm. Youth can’t protect you from it.

As the coronavirus pandemic drains SEPTA of riders and revenue, the agency is implementing a range of emergency cost-cutting measures.

A Harrisburg-based law firm is asking the state Supreme Court for an emergency injunction.

Three data visualizations show how the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is growing in Pa. as Philly sees a surge.

When Gov. Tom Wolf first issued a new order for businesses to close, laundromats were included. After public feedback, he’s reversing course.

Performers, museums and zoos turn to the internet during the coronavirus shutdown to entertain — and to raise money.

New Jersey also joined with Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut to request $100 billion in cash assistance from the federal government.