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New Jersey's number of new COVID-19 patients stabilizes as curve continues to flatten

Philly's Liacouras Center field hospital admits first COVID-19 patients

Liacouras Patients COVID-19

Two antiviral drugs fail to meet hopes as COVID-19 treatments

Lopinavir not effective against COVID-19

COVID-19 crisis leaves lupus patients facing shortage of critical drug

HCG shortage for lupus patients

New COVID-19 testing site to open in Burlington County on Monday

Coronavirus cases may wane this summer, but don't count on warm weather to end the pandemic

Penn State Health begins using convalescent plasma to treat some COVID-19 patients

PSU COVID-19 Plasma

The coronavirus sometimes may attack the brain and the lungs

COVID-19 and the brain

Two South Jersey counties seeing COVID-19 cases rise faster than anywhere else in state

NJ COVID-19 cases

Temperature screenings mandated for some Pennsylvania workers

Essential workers masks

Uneven lab reports complicate Philly's COVID-19 progress, health commissioner says

Lab Delays Philly

Black people are dying of COVID-19 at a disproportionate rate in New Jersey, reflecting national patterns

african americans coronavirus

Some Philly-area hospitals 'near capacity' for COVID-19 patients in ICUs

ICUs COVID-19 Philly

Two new COVID-19 testing sites for first responders open in South Jersey

COVID-19 treatments are urgently needed, but clinical trials take time – by design

With FDA approval, Rutgers saliva test for COVID-19 poised to scale up in United States

COVID-19 Saliva Test

Continued decrease in rate of COVID-19 cases doubling across New Jersey ‘a cause of hope,’ Gov. Murphy says

COVID-19 testing sites soon can be located using iPhone's Maps app

iPhone maps app coronavirus

Montgomery County to open East Norriton surge hospital, Blue Bell testing site for COVID-19

Montgomery County COVID-19 Surge

Number of millennials diagnosed with hepatitis C has nearly quadrupled in 10 years

Hep C cases surge

New Jersey may be flattening its curve – but there's a long road ahead, Murphy says

New Jersey flattening the curve infection rate data

In hopeful sign, Philly reports modest dip in new cases of COVID-19

Philly COVID-19 Slowing Cases

Nitric oxide – a gas that led to Viagra – could emerge as COVID-19 treatment

Pennsylvania company gets federal contract for in-home coronavirus test

Coronavirus At-Home Test

COVID-19 testing site at Citizens Bank Park to shut down

South Philly COVID-19 Testing

Chester County begins COVID-19 antibody testing – the first in Pennsylvania to do so

Coronavirus cases are growing exponentially – here's what that means

Rutgers launches COVID-19 saliva test that could rapidly screen thousands daily

Rutgers COVID-19 Saliva Test

Promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Pennsylvania researchers could be fast-tracked for clinical trials

Coronavirus Vaccine UMPC

Coronavirus immunity tests could allow survivors to begin reopening society

Philadelphia doctor writes about scarcity of supplies and lack of planning at one city hospital

COVID-19 Philadelphia hospital doctor

Drive-thru coronavirus testing site opening in Camden

Coronavirus Testing Camden

Medication and lifestyle changes are just as good as bypass surgery at reducing heart attack risk, study finds

Stents and surgery are no better than medication and lifestyle changes at reducing heart attack risk

COVID-19 model projects death tolls, hospital needs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey

COVID-19 Death Toll Model

Penn microbiologist explains why some coronaviruses are more deadly than others

Young people comprise most of Philly's coronavirus cases

Generation Z Millennials Coronavirus

Philly, Delco report first deaths from coronavirus

Delco Coronavirus First Deaths

Pennsylvania officials expect surge in coronavirus cases

Pennsylvania coronavirus case anticipated surge

Smokers have greater risk of severe coronavirus complications, research shows

Smokers are at greater risk of severe illness with COVID-19, researchers find

Rite Aid opens COVID-19 drive-thru testing for first responders only in Northwest Philadelphia

Rite Aid coronavirus testing Philadelphia

First coronavirus deaths reported in the Philly region

Coronavirus Deaths Philly Region Montgomery County Camden County South Jersey

Loss of sense of smell might also be a COVID-19 symptom

COVID-19 smell tastes symptom

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