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Philly nurses at Einstein Medical win contract deal ahead of planned strike with other regional healthcare workers

Fear of flying is a coronavirus-era conundrum

COVID-19 Airplane Flights

What is positivity rate? An explainer on a frequently-cited coronavirus statistic

COVID-19 positivity rate

Philly officials say additional COVID-19 restrictions will be announced Monday

Philly return COVID-19 restrictions

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

Zeke Emanuel Biden's COVID-19 panel

New device may offer a more effective way to measure stress hormones

New earwax sampling device by Trears

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

COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

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

coronavirus testing pennsylvania record

Philly area women appear on 'Ellen' after inspiring bond through kidney donation

Ellen Kidney Philly

Safety concerns temporarily halt Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody therapy trial

Eli Lilly COVID-19 trial suspended

Wasp venom may help solve the problem of drug-resistant infections

Wasp Venom Penn

Jefferson University cutting 500 jobs as COVID-19 pandemic sacks revenue

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Johnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trials after participant falls ill

J&J COVID-19 vaccine trials

Stigma against D.O.s had been declining until Trump’s doctor took the spotlight

D.O. M.D. difference

The FDA's new COVID-19 vaccine criteria tries to 'balance' safety and speed

FDA guidance COVID-19 vaccine

Penn researchers get $3.2 million grant to use artificial intelligence for improving heart transplants

Penn Heart Transplants

Intermittent fasting, a popular weight loss method, may have a big downside

Intermittent fasting muscle loss

Silver fillings may place certain dental patients' health at risk, FDA warns

Dental fillings mercury safety

CHOP joins dozens of health systems in declaring racism a public health crisis

CHOP structural racism

Traditional trick-or-treating should be avoided this Halloween to mitigate spread of COVID-19, CDC says

halloween cdc trick or treating

These secret safety panels will pick the COVID-19 vaccine winners

COVID-19 vaccine safety panel

CDC pulls down guidance stating COVID-19 spreads beyond 6 feet

Updated CDC guidance on COVID

Temple, Penn scientists take step toward reversing spinal cord damage

Temple Spinal Inury

Treatment for rare esophagus disease deemed breakthrough therapy by FDA

Rare esophageal disease

AstraZeneca, Oxford to resume human testing of COVID-19 vaccine in the U.K.

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Jefferson Health unveils plans for major Center City medical building

Jefferson Health Specialty Care Pavilion

AstraZeneca could resume COVID-19 vaccine trials next week

AstraZeneca vaccine clinical trials

Trump administration, CDC urge states to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by Nov. 1

CDC Vaccine November

Cell phone location data could guide responses to future COVID-19 outbreaks

Work from home during COVID

Health care workers and high-risk adults should receive COVID-19 vaccine first

COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan

15-minute COVID-19 rapid antigen tests now available in Philadelphia

rapid antigen test covid-19

New CDC coronavirus testing guidelines draw sharp criticism from health experts

CDC changes COVID-19 testing guidelines

Blood plasma authorized as COVID-19 treatment, but some question decision

FDA Blood Plasma COVID-19

Swab, spit, stay home? College COVID-19 testing plans are all over the map

Colleges COVID-19 Testing

Discussing risky sex could cut STI rates significantly, new U.S. guidelines say

Counseling for STIs

Your smartphone soon may be able to tell if you're drunk

smartphone drunk accelerometer

Saliva-based COVID-19 test trialed by NBA players gains FDA authorization

COVID-19 saliva test NBA

Routine dental work should be delayed until COVID-19 transmission falls, WHO advises

Dentists WHO COVID-19

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

Penn Medicine best hospitals

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

Doctor Primary COVID-19

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

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