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Impella heart pump COVID-19

Philly warehouse worker beats severe COVID-19 with experimental treatment

Philly sees week of improvement as COVID-19 cases decline

Philly COVID Aug

Children's Health

CDC fears resurgence of rare, polio-like disease in children

AFM outbreak 2020

Children's Health

Youth with diabetes more likely to stick to CGM if they're involved in the decision, CHOP study finds

Youth CGM devices

Nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry

salmonella outbreak chicks 2020

New Jersey secures 30,000 daily Rutgers COVID-19 saliva tests

Rutgers Saliva NJ

Stroke risk among COVID-19 patients may be lower than previously thought

Stroke risk in COVID-19 patients low

In Philly, COVID-19 contact tracing shows relatives, Jersey Shore trips a big source of spread

Philly COVID-19 Family

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

Doctor Primary COVID-19

COVID-19 sparks six distinct symptom clusters, researchers say

Six types of COVID-19

Underlying medical conditions put half of U.S. adults at risk of severe COVID-19

adults covid 19 risk.jpg

As COVID-19 cases rise in Philly, health commissioner foresees 'cycles of opening and closing'

Philly Cycles COVID-19

Decision to delay prostate cancer treatment is still too subjective, researchers say

Prostate cancer treatment calculator

Mütter Museum artifacts shine light on Civil War-era smallpox vaccine

Mutter Museum Smallpox

Behavior changes help Northeast control COVID-19 as cases spike elsewhere

COVID-19 behavior changes

Conspiracy theories aside, here’s what contact tracers really do

COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Philly to reopen gyms, fitness centers with strict mask requirement

Philly Gyms COVID-19

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine moves to final phase of testing

Moderna COVID-19 Update

Wolf toughens restrictions on Pa. bars, restaurants to stop coming COVID-19 surge

Wolf Bars COVID-19

Can ultraviolet light be safely used to kill the coronavirus? Some are giving it a try

uv light coronavirus

Smoking doubles young adults' risk of severe coronavirus complications

Smoking COVID-19 risk

Amid COVID-19 crisis, Philly cancels all large events for seven months

Mummers 2021 COVID-19

As COVID-19 testing soars, wait times for results jump to a week — or more

COVID-19 testing results time

Temple treats first U.S. patients in COVID-19 immunotherapy clinical trial

Temple COVID-19 Immunotherapy

Aerosols are a bigger coronavirus threat than WHO guidelines suggest

COVID-19 Aerosol transmission

Chester County company raising funding to test SARS drugs against COVID-19

SARS coronavirus treatment Audacity

Philly launches face-mask media campaign to unite city against COVID-19

COVID-19 Mask Campaign

Bucks County's increased COVID-19 cases tied to Myrtle Beach vacationers

Bucks County COVID-19

New Jersey's COVID-19 transmission rate jumps to highest level since April

New Jersey COVID-19 transmission rate

Total hip replacement relieves lower back pain for some people

Back pain improved by hip replacement

People with asthma don't appear to be at greater risk for severe COVID-19, study shows

asthma COVID-19 rutgers

What to make of the new H1N1 swine flu with 'pandemic potential'

H1N1 Swine Flu

The U.S. isn't in a second wave of coronavirus – the first wave never ended

COVID-19 Second Wave

Philly entering 'second wave' of COVID-19, putting green phase in jeopardy

Mask Green Philly

New Jersey begins reporting probable COVID-19 fatalities

New Jersey COVID-19 deaths

COVID-19 testing site at Camden County College closing Friday

Camden COVID-19 Testing

Philly health commissioner 'concerned' by possible plateau in COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 Concern Philly

Inhaled form of remdesivir may prevent severe COVID-19 cases, Gilead says

inhalable remdesivir Gilead

Scientists developing 'nanosponges' to decoy coronavirus from living lung cells

Nanosponges Coronavirus

How to lower your COVID-19 risk while eating at restaurants

COVID-19 Restaurant safety

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