COVID-19

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Documentary short follows Tarik Khan, the nurse practitioner who delivered COVID vaccines to Philadelphians

Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6 million excess deaths over 22 years

Black Mortality Rate

At-home COVID-19 tests recalled for possible bacteria contamination

Covid test recall

Attic Brewing Co. opened at the start of COVID; three years later, it is feeling the financial strain

Attic Brewing Co. Germantown

Loneliness epidemic affects half of American adults, but there are many ways to get connected

Loneliness Surgeon General

COVID-19 increases the risk of diabetes, but scientists aren't sure why

Diabetes and COVID-19

FDA authorizes second bivalent COVID-19 booster for older adults

The latest COVID-19 variant is giving people pink eye, doctors say

COVID-19 Pink Eye

End of COVID-19 emergency will usher in changes across the U.S. health system

COVID Emergency Ends

Children's Health

Pandemic stress, gangs, and utter fear fueled a rise in teen shootings

Teen shootings pandemic

Maternal deaths have surged to their highest mark since 1965, despite being mostly preventable

U.S. maternal mortality

As extra COVID-19 SNAP benefits end next month, Philadelphia food banks brace for impact

Food insecurty highlighted with lost of SNAP benefit funding

How long do you need to wait to exercise after COVID-19? Here's what experts say

Exercise after Covid

Health Insurance

Era of 'free' COVID-19 vaccines, test kits and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

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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 has worsened the maternal health crisis in the U.S.

maternal health crisis in US

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

Philadelphia schools will require students, staff to wear masks for two weeks after winter break

Philadelphia school district mask mandate winter break

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

Can cash incentives spur obese people to lose weight? Research is mixed

cash incentive for changed health behavior

Maple Shade man who sold $2.7 million in pesticides, falsely claiming they would kill COVID-19, sentenced to prison

Maple Shade Sentencing

Former 'Jackass' star Bam Margera placed on ventilator for pneumonia, COVID-19

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

Twitter covid misinformation policy

Center City District releases November 2022 retail report

Center City District retail november 2022

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

COVID-19 Omicron Boosters

Treating long COVID is rife with guesswork

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

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

Hospitalizations for eating disorders still higher than pre-COVID

Hospitalizations for eating disorders on rise

Children's Health

A spike in respiratory illnesses is filling children's hospitals in Philly

children's hospital bed

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

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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

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