Infectious Disease

Philly Green Phase

Philly sets July 3 target for COVID-19 green phase, outlines reopening plan

Inexpensive steroid reduces death risk among severe COVID-19 patients

Former Tony Fauci trainee steering Jefferson Health through COVID-19 crisis

John Zurlo Jefferson Health

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

Face mask prevent infections

New Bucks County COVID-19 cases highlight risk of Jersey Shore gatherings

Jersey Shore coronavirus

Compare the flu pandemic of 1918 and COVID-19 with caution

Should you fly yet? Health experts walk through the decision process

Systemic issues plaguing New Jersey nursing homes amid COVID-19 crisis, study finds

New Jersey nursing homes COVID-19

Rare disease researcher offers unique perspective on search for COVID-19 treatment

COVID-19 drug inventory

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

Antibody tests were hailed as a way to end lockdowns, but they're causing confusion instead

New Jersey reaches COVID-19 testing goal outlined in reopening plan

New Jersey COVID-19 testing

Is it safe to go to the shore this summer?

COVID-19 Beach Safety

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

Jefferson Vaccine Bharat

Philly's daily COVID-19 cases 'dropping fairly rapidly' as city tops 20,000 total

Philly COVID-19 Dropping

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

SARS COVID-19 vaccine

Philly surpasses 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 as city forms recovery office

Philly 1000 Deaths

'COVID toes' an unusual sign of the coronavirus – and an itchy one

COVID toes

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

Penn model forecasts another 350,000 COVID-19 deaths by July – if every state immediately reopens

Wharton penn coronavirus model

'Happy hypoxia' mystifies experts in some COVID-19 patients

Happy hypoxia COVID-19

Children's Health

Kawasaki disease may be a COVID-19 complication for some young children

Kawasaki disease and COVID-19

Do-it-yourself cheek swab tested as next best thing to detect coronavirus

Quest Diagnostics offers COVID-19 antibody test for purchase online

Philly shutting down Liacouras Center surge hospital for COVID-19 patients

Liacouras COVID-19 Closing

Philadelphia appears to be 'past the peak' of coronavirus crisis, health commissioner says

Philly COVID-19 Peak

Infants may hold the key to improving hepatitis C treatment

hepatitis C in infants

Pennsylvania to reopen in three phases on a region-by-region basis

Reopen Pennsylvania COVID-19

Will the coronavirus pandemic make you a germaphobe? Probably not, but it may bring new habits

coronavirus germaphobe

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

Lopinavir not effective against COVID-19

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

Temperature screenings mandated for some Pennsylvania workers

Essential workers masks

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

ICUs COVID-19 Philly

Declining vaccination rates foretell an impending health crisis

Why so many epidemics originate in Asia and Africa – and why we can expect more

Asking Americans to wear cloth masks is a hard sell – there's a psychological reason why

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

New Jersey flattening the curve infection rate data

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

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

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

Coronavirus Vaccine UMPC

Drive-thru coronavirus testing site opening in Camden

Coronavirus Testing Camden

Pennsylvania schools, businesses must remain closed indefinitely, Gov. Wolf says

Coronavirus Pennsylvania Schools Businesses Closed Indefintely

What takes so long? A behind-the-scenes look at the steps involved in COVID-19 testing

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Penn Medicine IBX

Penn Medicine, Independence Blue Cross reach agreement on new reimbursement rates

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