Illness

Cancer death rates continue to fall, but effect of COVID-19 remains unclear

COVID-19 symptoms can linger for months after hospitalization

COVID-19 pneumonia spreads like many 'wildfires' in the lungs, researchers say

COVID-19 pneumonia lungs

Pennsylvania confirms first case of U.K. coronavirus variant

Pennsylvania COVID-19 variant

Amazon now selling a COVID-19 test authorized by the FDA

Amazon COVID-19 test

Umbilical cord stem cells may reduce risk of death in severe COVID-19 patients

Stem Cell Therapy COVID-19

Philly's COVID-19 vaccine rollout will take 12 months at current pace

Philly COVID Vaccine Supply

Children's Health

Children's hospitals are partly to blame as superbugs increasingly attack kids

Antibiotic Misuse Superbug

Penn State researchers develop at-home 'smell tests' to detect COVID-19 cases

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The new COVID-19 variant is now in the United States — here's what is known

New COVID-19 strain

Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus … until it was too late

COVID-19 vaccines will have side effects – that's a good thing

Vaccination 'mega-sites' coming to Burlington, Gloucester counties

New Jersey Vaccine Sites

Dogs might be able to smell COVID-19 and help limit its spread

Dogs Smell COVID-19

An at-home, rapid COVID-19 test is now available without a prescription

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FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

New Jersey set to exceed last spring's high mark for COVID-19 hospitalizations

New Jersey COVID-19 forecast

Your normal body temperature can range – here's when to be concerned

Normal body temperature

Rutgers reports first case of recurrence of rare neurological disorder triggered by COVID-19

COVID Guillain Barre

Holiday COVID-19 surge puts Philly in 'extremely dangerous' spot, Farley says

Philly Holidays COVID

Pennsylvania hospitals face 'dwindling resources' as COVID-19 patients fill ICUs

PA Hospitals COVID-19

Pa. sees the third day of highest COVID-19 cases, more than 12,800 reported Dec. 5

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Philly surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, reports more than 1,800 daily cases

Philly 2,000 COVID

Isolation time for people with COVID-19 could be shorter than CDC guidelines, research suggests

CDC COVID-19 Isolation

Convalescent plasma has no real benefit to patients with COVID-19, another study confirms

Convalescent plasma COVID-19

A rise in post-COVID syndrome is concerning U.S. health experts

A rise in post-COVID syndrome is concerning U.S. health experts

COVID-19 cases might be 'leveling' in Philly, but Thanksgiving safety looms large

Philly Leveling COVID

Take it from an expert: Dr. Tony Fauci’s hierarchy of safety during COVID-19

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

COVID-19 positivity rate

Severe COVID-19 cases, deaths rising as Philly enters critical pandemic stage

COVID Severe Philly NOV

COVID-19 immunity may persist for years, new research suggests

COVID-19 immunity

FDA authorizes first at-home rapid COVID-19 test that produces results within 30 minutes

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New Jersey colleges, universities urged to provide COVID-19 testing before students leave for Thanksgiving

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College students traveling home for the holidays could spread COVID-19

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Monday's new COVID-19 cases top 4,400 in Pa.; health secretary urges virtual holiday celebrations

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'Breakthrough finding' reveals why certain COVID-19 patients die

COVID-19 breakthrough study

CHOP strongly recommends schools in Philly region go virtual amid COVID-19 surge

CHOP Virtual Schools

Limiting capacity at restaurants, stores could drastically reduce COVID-19 spread, study suggests

Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment gets nod from FDA for emergency use

Philly residents who took part in election demonstrations should self-isolate for two weeks, city health officials say

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