Public Health

The governor’s office announced Murphy’s positive test Thursday afternoon and said he was asymptomatic.

Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group.

The chamber voted on a bill that caps the price of insulin at $35 a month but fate for the legislation in the Senate is unclear.

Murphy is currently asymptomatic and feeling well, and will cancel in-person events and isolate for the next five days.

The array of issues is tied to the coronavirus public health emergency first declared more than two years ago and periodically renewed since then.

The Food and Drug Administration has long warned against using the cow and horse dewormer to fight COVID-19, warning it can cause serious, adverse effects.

The district said many cartons were filled with the sanitizer, sealed and then shipped out with the milk.

The new government website includes a locator tool for more than 2,000 sites to access "test to treat" services for COVID. It's meant to be a one-stop shop for pandemic needs.

Health officials argue the protection of the COVID vaccine booster wanes over time and say some people need a second booster.

The board members voted in August to mandate masks after Pa.’s state of emergency ended. A parent filed for their removal. The district didn’t respond.

U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

The free health clinic launched during the pandemic targets Black populations that lack access to health care.

Testing sites have had to turn people away now that they can’t bill the federal government. Vaccinators are bracing for a similar fate.

Children's mental health experts have advice for how to help kids deal with masking uncertainty – and deal with peer pressure if their mask choice isn't popular at school.

Latest census counts show the pandemic’s toll, not just in the Garden State but countrywide.