Nurse practitioners finding themselves unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic could have to wait months to wade through state regulations necessary to get back to work. The Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners asked Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday to temporarily suspend a series of regulations for nurse practitioners that requires them to seek a collaborative agreement with a physician before they ...

Hospitals across the country are experiencing a widespread lack of access to COVID-19 testing supplies, according to a survey from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

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Seeing the potential threat to Pennsylvania’s seniors living in long-term care homes, associations working with providers had to quickly respond and prepare their members for the worst.

A Berks County screen printer is working on a way to support itself and other small businesses in the region by creating T-shirts businesses and non-profits can sell to customers and supporters on social media.

Rite Aid plans to hire 5,000 new associates for full- and part-time positions at its stores and distribution centers.

The COVID-19 virus has changed the business landscape seemingly overnight. There is no doubt that many businesses are not going to survive an extended shutdown of the economy, but Richard Randall believes there are steps leaders can take to give their businesses the best chance of making it.

INOVIO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the Plymouth Meeting-based pharmaceutical company, will test the first dose of its COVID-19 vaccine today on a healthy volunteer.

A new online portal to identify the needs of Pennsylvania manufacturers that are, or could, provide products for the COVID-19 pandemic was launched over the weekend by the state Department of Community and Economic Development.

Pennsylvania businesses with in-person operations permitted under the governor’s life-sustaining business orders, now have a new set of guidelines for maintaining and cleaning their buildings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

WellSpan Health has converted nine of its facilities to non-emergency care locations for patients who are either positive with COVID-19 or are suspected of having it.

The seasonal flu comparatively, has a death rate of around 0.1%, according to the New York Times, making the coronavirus 10 times as deadly as the seasonal flu.

While many businesses have been forced to shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some industries that are in need of extra staff.

As the U.S. continues to respond to the growing number of coronavirus cases, what is the obligation of employers to report confirmed cases?

Five businesses in the midstate have filed WARN notices announcing layoffs or closures.