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The EMT crew on the front lines of one of the hardest-hit New Jersey towns is all volunteer. They say calls are getting more intense and more people are dying.

Pete Gaynor has extensive experience at the local and state level dealing with natural disasters, but he faces something different now.

Antibody tests to detect past exposure to the coronavirus will soon be everywhere. But even the best ones can provide wrong answers surprisingly often — and give false assurance.

Dozens of Kurdish families fled to the northeast Syrian village of Tal Tamr last fall, escaping a Turkish invasion. U.S. forces help provide some security, but the families face an uncertain future.

People are taking to social media to urge support for the U.S. Postal Service, which is in a financial crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

What if you don't have COVID-19 symptoms but do have a fierce earache or infected bug bite or a child with a sudden rash? These days, many more people are getting diagnosed via calls or video chats.

As medical providers prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care, many people with disabilities fear they will get lesser treatment.

The U.S. Public Health Service has won congressional authorization for a ready reserve of doctors and nurses to deploy across the country.

Tom Moore, who served as an army captain in World War II, had originally aimed to raise $1,250 before his 100th birthday on April 30. More than 347,000 people have donated so far to his effort.

Citing undue influence from China on the World Health Organization among other reasons, the president has said he wants to suspend U.S. funding for the global agency pending a review.