Prevention

CT scan osteoporosis test

Cardiac CT exams can double as an osteoporosis test, researchers say

Delaware removed from New Jersey's COVID-19 travel advisory; four other states added

new jersey murphy quarantine

Cotesting better detects cervical cancer than using HPV or Pap tests alone

Cervical cancer screening methods

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

COVID-19 Mask Campaign

New lung cancer screening guidelines would benefit women, Black people

New lung cancer screening guidelines

New Jersey implements stricter mask rule as COVID-19 transmission rate rises

New Jersey face coverings

EPA approves 2 Lysol disinfectants as first to effectively kill the coronavirus

Lysol products coronavirus

Free sunscreen available at some pools, beaches in Pennsylvania state parks

sunscreen dispenser state parks

With pools closed, Philly opening 91 spraygrounds to beat summer's heat

Spraygrounds Philly

Put your face mask on in Pennsylvania; it's now an order

Pennsylvania face masks

New Suburban Station vending machines sell face masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes

Suburban Station PPE vending machines

As fireworks sales surge, health experts fear increase in related injuries

Fireworks safety tips

Airlines want flyers to feel safe, but grab bag of COVID policies adds turbulence

Airline Safety COVID-19

Stepping up your fitness game can decrease your risk of developing sleep apnea

Exercise sleep apnea risk

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

COVID-19 Restaurant safety

Herd immunity won’t solve our COVID-19 problem

Herd Immunity COVID-19

Face masks the glue to COVID-19 mitigation strategies, study finds

Face mask prevent infections

As shutdowns end and weather warms, dermatologists stress sun safety

Sun safety tips

Racial differences prevalent in the way America social distances, study finds

Unacast map racial disparity

New Jersey preparing to add 1,600 contact tracers by end of June

New Jersey contact tracing

Cancer immunotherapy research could aid COVID-19 vaccine development

CHOP Vaccine COVID-19

Your personality may increase your risk for pre-dementia

Personality traits dementia

How coronavirus contact tracing works in a state praised as a model

COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Workplace wellness programs have little impact on overall staff health, study finds

Workplace wellness programs

Health systems failing to protect nurses amid COVID-19 crisis, union claims

national nurses united.png

Face masks will be crucial when Philly begins reopening, health commish says

Face Masks Philly

Norcross Foundation, The Cooper Foundation to distribute 175,000 reusable face masks in South Jersey

face masks camden cooper

Jefferson partners with Indian biotech firm on dual COVID-19-rabies vaccine

Jefferson Vaccine Bharat

New injectable HIV drug may offer stronger protection than PrEP pills

New Injectable HIV Drug

Moderna's coronavirus vaccine shows promise in first human trial

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Here's why a vaccine is needed for COVID-19 but wasn't for SARS

SARS COVID-19 vaccine

Cats can infect other cats with COVID-19 – but do they pose a risk to humans?

Cats humans COVID-19

The difference between allergies, asthma and COVID-19 symptoms

Allergies vs COVID

What needs to go right to get a coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months

COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Most people who recover from COVID-19 develop antibodies, study says

Antibodies test COVID-19

Women with heart disease need specialized care during pregnancy, AHA says

Cardiovascular disease during pregnancy

Quest Diagnostics offers COVID-19 antibody test for purchase online

Quest Diagnostics antibody test

New coronavirus testing sites opening in Camden – but another closing Friday

Camden COVID-19 testing

Temperature screenings mandated for some Pennsylvania workers

Essential workers masks

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