COVID-19

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

When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice – bacterial infections

COVID-19 virus flu infection

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

Life expectancy in New Jersey fell by 2.6 years during the first year of COVID

Life expectancy New Jersey

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

Novavax asks FDA to authorize its COVID-19 booster shot

For first 10 days of class, Philly school district students and staff will be required to wear masks

School COVID Policy

Temple's faculty union says mask policy for fall semester is 'irresponsible,' tells school to follow the science

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

Comcast requires office workers to return to Center City three days a week starting in September

Comcast Office

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

Biden's COVID-19 diagnosis led to cancellation of Pennsylvania trip

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

Food insecurity in the Philly region increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, report finds

Philabundance Hunger Study

As overdose deaths surged early in the COVID-19 pandemic, racial disparities also grew

Overdose Racial Disparities

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

How Pfizer won the pandemic, reaping outsize profit and influence

Retail sales and shoppers return to Center City as office workers stay home

Center City Retail

Penn's first NFT, a video on COVID-19 vaccine technology, to be auctioned off

Penn NFT COVID vaccine

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

Eight city employees charged with fraud in alleged theft of pandemic unemployment assistance

Josh Shapiro Philly PUA

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

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

Philadelphia was growing prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that's no longer the case

PA Census Data

Children's Health

Super antibodies from pregnant women may help scientists develop new therapies for deadly infections

Pregnant Women Antibodies

Feeling anxious about returning to the office? There are ways to smooth the transition

Back to office anxiety

Therapy on the go: Mildly depressed or simply stressed, people are tapping apps for mental health care

Cell phone

Drinking surged early in the pandemic; Alcohol-related deaths, liver disease followed

Alcohol use COVID-19

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

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