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COVID-19 community spread linked to lower survival rates at local hospitals, Penn researchers find

Hospital Mortality COVID-19

Emergency room nurse receives first COVID-19 vaccine in New Jersey

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New Jersey to begin administering COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday

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FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

FDA authorizes first over-the-counter COVID-19 test for at-home use

Pixel COVID-19 test

Jefferson, Einstein health network merger to move forward after federal judge dismisses lawsuit

Einstein Jefferson Judge

FDA scientists find Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to be safe, highly effective

New Jersey residents who get COVID-19 shots will be enrolled in state's vaccine registry

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Drexel University to launch Center on Racism and Health

Drexel Racism Health

Jefferson Health opening COVID-19 testing center at Philadelphia International Airport

PHL COVID-19 testing

Jefferson sleep study on flies suggests vibration could be an aid for humans

Sleep Flies Jefferson

Pennsylvania hospitals may postpone elective surgeries to meet surging COVID-19 admissions

PA hospitals COVID-19

Why employers find it so hard to test for COVID-19

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

einstein nurses deal contract

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

COVID-19 positivity rate

Fear of flying is a coronavirus-era conundrum

COVID-19 Airplane Flights

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

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

COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

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

New earwax sampling device by Trears

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

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

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

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

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

CHOP structural racism

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

Dental fillings mercury safety

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

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

Jefferson Health unveils plans for major Center City medical building

Jefferson Health Specialty Care Pavilion

AstraZeneca could resume COVID-19 vaccine trials next week

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

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

Work from home during COVID

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