Illness

Cancer Remission COVID-19

Even when in remission, cancer can put you at higher risk for severe COVID-19

First cases of U.K. coronavirus variant detected in New Jersey

New Jersey UK variant

Philly's official COVID-19 vaccine website goes online; residents can sign-up to be notified about getting their shots

Philly COVID Vaccine Website

Outcomes improving for critically ill COVID-19 patients, Penn study finds

Penn Critically Ill COVID

Post-COVID recovery clinics offer continuing care to 'long-haulers'

Post-COVID Recovery Clinics

The biological clock may hold the key to better prostate cancer treatments

Circadian Rhythms Prostate Cancer

COVID-19 takes more than a year off average US life expectancy, study shows

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U.K. COVID-19 variant detected in Philly woman, health officials say

Philly UK Variant COVID-19

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

Cancer Death Rates

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

COVID-19 pneumonia lungs

COVID-19 symptoms can linger for months after hospitalization

COVID-19 long-haulers study

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 Pandemic History

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

New Jersey Vaccine Sites

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

COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

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

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

Dogs Smell COVID-19

FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

FDA Pfizer 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

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

Philly Holidays COVID

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

COVID Guillain Barre

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

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

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

COVID-19 immunity

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