COVID-19

RFK Vaccine Committee

RFK Jr.'s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations

RFK Jr. says healthy pregnant women don't need COVID boosters. Here's what the science says

COVID Shot Pregnant

Clinical depression among older teens doubled in recent years, analysis finds

Teen Depression Rate

CDC ends COVID shots recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women

COVID Vaccine CDC

New FDA restrictions will make COVID-19 vaccines only available to elderly and people with medical conditions

Children's Health

COVID-19 puts kids at increased risk of kidney, heart and gut problems

Long Covid Kids

MRNA vaccines, once a Trump boast, now face attacks from some in GOP

mRNA Vaccines COVID

Mütter Museum to display work of Philly photographer who followed local nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

covid-19 mutter museum kyle cassidy

How indie movie theaters have mounted a post-pandemic comeback in Philly

Post pandemic movie theaters

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.S. remains vulnerable to another crisis

COVID 5th Anniversary

COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren't enough to eliminate a disease

COVID-19 Shot 2020

The COVID 'contrarians' are in power. We still haven't hashed out whether they were right

Jay Bhattacharya Stanford

Ex-Eagle Wendell Smallwood pleads guilty to defrauding COVID-19 relief programs

Wendell Smallwood Fraud

How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch

Robert Kennedy Jr Illness

Why winter makes you more vulnerable to colds – a public health nurse explains the science behind the season

Winter Sickness Colds

Ex-Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood charged with defrauding COVID-19 relief programs, IRS

Temple University resolves class-action lawsuit stemming from COVID-19 closures

Temple class action lawsuit

Heavy drinking surged during the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn't let up since

Heavy Drinking COVID

First COVID-19 strain is linked to greater risk of cardiovascular issues for years after infection

covid-19 cardiovascular risk

As childhood vaccine exemptions rise, expect an increase in preventable diseases, CHOP expert says

Childhood Vaccine Exemptions

Children's Health

As interest from families wanes, pediatricians scale back on COVID shots

COVID-19 vaccines are no longer free to people without health insurance

The new COVID-19 vaccine is out, but you might not want to rush to get it

Free COVID-19 test kits to be available again this fall, U.S. health officials say

Free COVID Tests

New COVID-19 shots will be available soon, and Philly doctors say most people should get them

COVID vaccines 2024

Frequent social media users are more likely to get vaccinated regardless of political party, Penn study finds

Firm that performed COVID contact tracing for Pa. to pay $2.7 million in cybersecurity settlement

New drug protects people with weakened immune systems from COVID-19

COVID Vaccine Pemgarda

After a big drop in COVID-19 deaths, U.S. life expectancy rose for the first time in 2 years

Life expectancy 2022

Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren't getting it

New clinical trials to examine treatments for long COVID symptoms

Long Covid Study

COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants – researchers keep assessing them and they pass

People with COVID-19 can stop isolating once they are fever free and feeling better, CDC says

Why you should clean your cell phone regularly – and how to do it

Phone Cleaning Germs

Children's Health

Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 during pregnancy gives infants 6 months of protection, study shows

Black people in New Jersey were policed more aggressively than white residents during COVID lockdown, ACLU says

Philly's health commissioner will step down after nearly three years on the job

Cheryl Bettigole Philly health commissioner resign

COVID-19, flu activity may have hit its winter peak, hospital trends suggest

COVID-19 Flu Cases

COVID-19 is surging again in Philly, but hospitalizations and deaths are not

Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health among latest hospital systems to reinstate mask requirements

Philly Hospitals Masks

Main Line Health, Cooper University Hospital are again requiring patients, visitors to wear masks

Why some people don't trust science – and how to change their minds

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