Public Health

The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening.

Nearly a year after passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the administration says the federal government has nearly depleted funding dedicated to COVID-19.

At his final COVID briefing, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the public health emergency will be lifted on Monday, the same day as the end of the school mask mandate.

Some think it won’t make a difference, because masking wasn't well-enforced in the first place.

Gov. Murphy’s 257th and final update on the state’s response to the virus marks the end of a two-year staple, not the end of the pandemic.

With the change in protocol, league players and staff will no longer have to wear face coverings at NFL facilities, regardless of their vaccination status.

The deal reached Thursday would require members of the Sackler family who own the drugmaker to pay as much as $6 billion in cash.

As mask mandates and vaccine requirements are lifted due to falling COVID numbers, in-person visitation will start again March 7.

With Long Covid, millions of people suffer from clusters of symptoms ranging in severity. And, Philadelphia's Covid-19 level is "All Clear": most mandates lifted.

Almost a year after the American Rescue Plan Act allocated up to $25 billion to home and community-based services run by Medicaid, many states have yet to access the funds.

The state Department of Health issued the certificate this week, allowing Delco to start official notifications to all 49 municipalities.

The White House outlined a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions.

A joint study from two organizations say 92% of the drinking water at Atlantic County schools is contaminated with lead.

In the “All Clear” phase, all mitigation efforts are lifted with the exception of masking in schools, health care institutions, congregate settings, and on public transit.

Pediatricians say the back-and-forth results may seem confusing but that parents need to understand the shots are still the best way to prevent serious illness.