Coronavirus

COVID-19 bivalent booster

Bivalent boosters offer protection against the latest COVID-19 variant, CDC study finds

How much people exercise may affect their risk of respiratory infections, research shows

Exercise respiratory infections

COVID-19 cases spike in Philly region as new omicron subvariant spreads across Northeast

COVID At-Home Rapid Tests

For most people, long COVID symptoms ease within a year, new research shows

Long COVID symptoms

Free COVID-19 tests are again available via the mail; here's how to order them

Free COVID-19 tests

Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits

Paxlovid Price COVID-19

Twitter's new position on COVID-19 misinformation leaves many health experts fearful of public harm

Twitter covid misinformation policy

Omicron-specific boosters offer better protection than original COVID-19 vaccine, data shows

COVID-19 Omicron Boosters

Treating long COVID is rife with guesswork

long covid treatment

Moderna's new COVID-19 booster adds significant protection against omicron, company says

Moderna Bivalent Boosters

Paxlovid may reduce risk of long COVID in some patients, study shows

Paxlovid long covid

COVID-19 drug Paxlovid may interfere with heart medications, scientists say

More Republicans than Democrats likely died of COVID-19, study shows

Gonorrhea became more drug resistant while attention was on COVID-19

Gonorrhea STD Illustration

Booster shots can prevent a winter COVID-19 surge – if people get them

Misinformation undercuts COVID-19 vaccine rates of children, report finds

Can COVID-19 trigger diabetes in children? Scientists aren't sure

diabetes and covid

Long COVID: How researchers are zeroing in on the self-targeted immune attacks that may lurk behind it

Long COVID

Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered

COVID-19 booster shots that protect against omicron authorized by FDA

Paxlovid provides no benefits to younger adults with COVID-19, study finds

Paxlovid sometimes causes a metallic aftertaste, but there are remedies for it

Paxlovid mouth

Novavax asks FDA to authorize its COVID-19 booster shot

After the omicron surge, Americans increasingly resumed pre-pandemic lifestyles, Penn survey shows

How the omicron subvariant BA.5 became a master of disguise – and what it means for the current COVID-19 surge

Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID's next wave

Nasal COVID-19 vaccines may be better at preventing infections, experts say

COVID nasal vaccines

The COVID-19 pandemic reversed progress in combating superbugs

COVID-19 Superbugs MRSA

Experimental cancer drug shows promise in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 Treatment Sabizabulin

Women are more likely to get long COVID than men, research shows

Is the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine better for young children? It's hard to say

COVID-19 vaccines young children

Ivermectin is not effective against COVID-19, another study finds

Moderna's updated COVID-19 booster offers better protection against omicron, company says

Novavax missed its global moonshot but is angling to win over mRNA defectors

Free COVID-19 tests are available for weddings and other events in Philly

Philly free COVID-19 tests

Monkeypox 'very unlikely' to cause a COVID-like outbreak, scientists say

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in young children, data shows

Enrollment in New Jersey's public schools dropped by 18,000 students since start of COVID-19 pandemic

How better ventilation can help 'COVID-proof' your home

COVID-19 cases are spiking, but Philly isn't reinstating a mask mandate

Philly schools to bring back COVID-19 mask mandate, citing spike in cases

Philly Schools Mask Mandate

Children ages 5-11 now eligible for COVID-19 booster dose, FDA says

One million Americans have died of COVID-19; vaccines could have saved one-third of them

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