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In health care field, family doctors now appear at highest risk of COVID-19 death

Penn Medicine hospitals again named among nation's best by U.S. News & World Report

Penn Medicine best hospitals

Penn study suggests new therapeutic approach for autism spectrum disorders

Sensory neurons and autism

Fresh Express recalls bagged salads due to Cyclospora outbreak

garden salad recall FDA

Philly, Pittsburgh rank among top cities for health care jobs, report finds

Philly Health Jobs

U.S. facing a growing physician shortage and COVID-19 may be making it worse

U.S. physician shortage

New Apple Watch features include hand-washing timer, sleep tracking

hand washing apple update

Tower Health cutting 1,000 jobs, citing $212 million drop in revenue from the coronavirus

Tower Health layoffs

South Jersey company recalls ground beef possibly contaminated with E. coli

Ground beef recall

Rubber bullets used by police on protesters can kill, blind or maim for life

Police Rubber Bullets

Should you fly yet? Health experts walk through the decision process

Is it safe to fly?

Electronic health records miss 33% of medical errors, study finds

Electronic health records

Antibody tests were hailed as a way to end lockdowns, but they're causing confusion instead

Antibody Tests COVID-19

Lean Cuisine pasta meals recalled for accidentally containing chicken

Fettucinni Alfredo recall chicken

Survey of Philly residents shows 75% want face masks worn everywhere outside home

Philly Mask Survey

New Jersey continues expansion of COVID-19 testing across pharmacies

COVID-19 testing New Jersey

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based Baby Powder in U.S. and Canada

Johnson & Johnson

Everlywell gets FDA approval to sell at-home COVID-19 test kits

Everlywell COVID-19 home collection kit

Some elective surgeries, invasive procedures now allowed to resume as New Jersey hospitals empty

surgery resume new jersey

New Jersey unveils COVID-19 testing, contact tracing programs

New Jersey COVID-19 testing contact tracing

New Jersey to receive shipment of remdesivir to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients

New Jersey remdesivir

FDA approves first at-home COVID-19 saliva test developed by Rutgers University

Rutgers COVID-19 test

Pennsylvania lifts restrictions on some dental procedures during coronavirus lockdown

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Penn model forecasts another 350,000 COVID-19 deaths by July – if every state immediately reopens

Wharton penn coronavirus model

Jefferson, Temple call off deal for Fox Chase Cancer Center

Fox Chase Jefferson/Temple

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware join regional supply chain for PPE, other medical equipment

PPE new jersey pennsylvania delaware

More than 50 New Jersey hospitals to receive financial assistance from federal government this week

Hospitals New Jersey

Health Hero Match app co-developed by Penn student wins international hackathon

Hackathon Penn Spagnola

Remdesivir could be authorized as emergency COVID-19 treatment, report says

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Cooper Specialty Care Center opens in Cherry Hill

Cooper Specialty Care

Are COVID-19 antibody tests accurate? Questions abound as scores hit market

Serology testing coronavirus

Elective surgeries can resume in Pennsylvania after month-long ban

Pennsylvania elective surgeries

The COVID-19 curve may be flattening, but normalcy is a long way off

COVID-19 peak timeline

New Jersey to issue emergency medical licenses to foreign doctors

Emergency medical license doctor

Why so many epidemics originate in Asia and Africa – and why we can expect more

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Coronavirus vaccine backed by Bill Gates enters human testing on Penn volunteers

vaccine coronavirus human testng

Sewage could be used to track the spread of the coronavirus to new communities

human waste coronavirus

Pennsylvania taking inventory of PPE statewide, Wolf administration prepared to redistribute as needed

Pennsylvania executive order PPE coronavirus covid-19

New Jersey 'beyond grateful' for ventilators sent by California

new jersey ventilators California coronavirus

New Jersey approved to use beds on USNS Comfort for hospital patients

New Jersey USNS Comfort coronavirus

Penn Medicine launches hydroxychloroquine trial to evaluate COVID-19 treatment possibility

Penn Medicine launches trial to evaluate hydroxychloroquine as possible COVID-19 treatment

New Jersey receives 500 additional ventilators from national stockpile to combat coronavirus

New Jersey ventilators national stockpile coronavirus

Coronavirus-stricken cities like Philly have empty hospitals, but reopening them is difficult

Hahnemann Hospital Coronavirus COVID-19

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