Infectious Disease

coronavirus facial hair respirators

Shaving facial hair may help men avoid coronavirus – if they wear a respirator, CDC says

Health officials should begin preparing for the next viral outbreak now – even as coronavirus keeps spreading

The current flu shot appears more effective than last season's vaccine

Flu vaccine

What is a pandemic – and will the coronavirus outbreak become one? Health experts weigh in

Facts vs. fears: Five ways to help weigh your coronavirus risk

How to convince your loved ones to get the flu shot

Student at William Penn High School in Delaware diagnosed with mumps

Mumps New Castle high school

New Jersey among states that received faulty coronavirus test kits from CDC

Coronavirus Testing New Jersey

Is the coronavirus outbreak as bad as SARS or the 2009 influenza pandemic?

The coronavirus outbreak has people rushing to buy face masks – but do they work?

CDC confirms first person-to-person coronavirus transmission in U.S.

Philadelphia Airport among those screening passengers for coronavirus

Coronavirus Airport Screening Philadelphia

Chinese hunter diagnosed with bubonic plague after eating wild hare

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Here's why the flu shot can't give you the flu

Deer can transmit tuberculosis bacteria to hunters, CDC warns

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Hundreds to parade up Broad Street in honor of 1918 flu victims

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Explosion sparks fire at Russian lab that houses deadly diseases including smallpox and Ebola

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Scientists may have found a way to prevent the common cold

Mosquito-borne illness Triple E spreading in South Jersey

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Mosquito-borne Triple E virus, worse than West Nile, discovered in Delaware

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Infectious plant pathogen detected in Pennsylvania rhododendrons

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The diseases transferable between humans and animals the CDC is most concerned about

Children's Health

World's first malaria vaccine program launched in Africa

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At Venezuela-Colombia border, Temple doctor cares for 'incredibly sick'

Colombia Venezuela Humanitarian Crisis Temple Tim Bryan 1

Tests confirm Philly patient does not have deadly Ebola virus

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With two more measles cases in New Jersey, outbreak declared

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Dentist's patients told to get tested for HIV and hepatitis

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The dirtiest part of an airport isn't the bathrooms

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Children's Health

Many U.S. school districts unprepared for infectious disease outbreaks

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Women Heart Health

Women's arteries are less clogged than men's, but that doesn't protect them from heart attack risks

Vaccine lawsuit

Pa., N.J. and 13 other states sue Trump administration over changes to vaccine schedule

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Pro athletes are turning to hyperbaric oxygen therapy, but for most people the benefits are still...

Mental Health Affirmation

Do positive affirmations work? A psychologist unpacks the evidence

Be someone’s lifeline: Roll up your sleeve

Dark Showering Sleep

Can dark showering help you sleep better? Here's what the science says

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