Children COVID-19 risk

Are young kids at lower risk of COVID?

CDC study finds teenagers twice as likely to contract coronavirus

New Jersey to receive 2.6 million rapid COVID-19 tests

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Rite Aid opens nine new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Philly region

Rite Aid COVID-19 testing

CHOP joins dozens of health systems in declaring racism a public health crisis

CHOP structural racism

Wawa to begin selling Nicorette products for smoking cessation

Wawa Nicorette

Silver fillings may place certain dental patients' health at risk, FDA warns

Dental fillings mercury safety

How and when will we know that a COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective?

COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline

Traditional trick-or-treating should be avoided this Halloween to mitigate spread of COVID-19, CDC says

halloween cdc trick or treating

These secret safety panels will pick the COVID-19 vaccine winners

COVID-19 vaccine safety panel

Defend your well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic by getting – and giving – help

Health benefits of giving

The silence of the virtual classroom: Remote learning makes social skills development more challenging

COVID-19 Virtual Learning - One time use

For colleges, online mental health services are a 'silver lining' of COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19 Mental Health Services

Here's how to use Google Maps to track COVID-19 trends

covid-19 layer google maps

KN95 masks shouldn't be used when treating COVID-19 patients, safety group warns

KN95 masks

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine the latest to enter late-stage trials

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

Pennsylvania's new coronavirus contact tracing app now available

pennsylvania COVID-19 app

Four Philly-area counties rank among nation's healthiest, U.S. News says

US News Healthiest Communities

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