COVID-19

Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment gets nod from FDA for emergency use

Philly residents who took part in election demonstrations should self-isolate for two weeks, city health officials say

Santa Claus will visit Philadelphia-area malls this holiday season for photos

Santa visiting local malls

Penn's Ezekiel Emanuel tapped to help guide Biden's COVID-19 response

Zeke Emanuel Biden's COVID-19 panel

New Jersey to curb indoor dining service as COVID-19 cases spike

New Jersey indoor dining restrictions.jpg

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine has higher effectiveness rate than expected

How to use COVID-19 testing and quarantining to safely travel for the holidays

Thanksgiving Travel COVID-19

COVID-19 reveals how obesity harms the body in real time, not just over a lifetime

Philly COVID-19 cases surge to record daily count, hospitalizations rising

COVID-19 Record Philly

Social isolation has many health risks – for women, they include hypertension

Social isolation risks

Eagles safety Marcus Epps tests positive for COVID-19

AstraZeneca hoping to deliver COVID-19 vaccine by start of 2021

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are at higher risk for complications, the CDC says

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are at higher risk for complications, the CDC says

MIT artificial intelligence model detects COVID-19 by sound of cough

AI Model to Detect COVID-19 Cough

How COVID-19 death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories

COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

Historic Old City restaurant City Tavern closes after 26 years

City Tavern Philly

As COVID-19 cases surge, CDC warns households to take precautions

COVID-19 household transmission

PREIT, owner of Fashion District Philadelphia, files for bankruptcy in restructuring plan

Fashion District Philly PREIT

Getting a flu shot may help prevent you from getting COVID-19, study shows

Health Insurance

Health insurers are starting to roll back coverage for telehealth – even though demand is way up due to COVID-19

Health Insurance Telemedicine

COVID-19 patients used in Halloween study to test safety of trick-or-treating

Halloween COVID-19 Study

Achieving COVID-19 herd immunity through infection is dangerous, deadly and might not even work

Natural Herd Immunity

Social distancing, face masks now required in all New Jersey workplaces

NJ COVID-19 workplace requirements

Psoriasis medications don't increase risk for severe COVID-19, analysis finds

Psoriasis COVID-19 risk

Olde Bar debuts library nooks for indoor dining

Olde Bar

Rowan University offering free COVID-19 tests to all students before Thanksgiving

Rowan University COVID-19 testing

'Rapidly rising' COVID-19 cases in Philly has officials considering more and new restrictions

Philly COVID Rapidly Rising

Children's Health

COVID-19 cases increasing among U.S. children as fall arrives

COVID-19 in children

Temple eliminates spring break as part of precautions to resume in-person classes next semester

temple university spring 2021 semester

Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment trial ends early due to ineffectiveness

COVID-19 antibody treatment

Jaguars running back, former Temple standout Ryquell Armstead facing serious COVID-19 complications

New Jersey unveils COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan

NJ COVID-19 vaccine plan

Minimum staff ratios, protocols to protect residents from social isolation required at New Jersey nursing homes

New Jersey nursing homes COVID-19

Pennsylvania hits record for highest number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in one day

7 tips for staying safe as COVID-19 cases rise and colder weather heightens risk

COVID-19 Winter Safety Tips

An epidemiologist explains the new CDC guidance on COVID-19 exposure

CDC COVID-19 guidance

College Football

Army-Navy Game moved to West Point due to Philly's COVID-19 gathering limits

Photos of essential workers to be displayed by the Science History Institute

'Between Us and Catastrophe' exhibition

Remdesivir becomes first FDA-approved treatment for COVID-19

Wolf plans to waive Pennsylvania liquor license fees for bars, restaurants in 2021

Wolf Restaurants Licenses

Narberth passes ordinance to fine people who don't wear face masks

Narberth Masks Fines

Aramark to lay off thousands at Philly stadiums, Convention Center

Aramark Layoffs Philly

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