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15-minute COVID-19 rapid antigen tests now available in Philadelphia

New CDC coronavirus testing guidelines draw sharp criticism from health experts

CDC changes COVID-19 testing guidelines

Blood plasma authorized as COVID-19 treatment, but some question decision

Swab, spit, stay home? College COVID-19 testing plans are all over the map

Colleges COVID-19 Testing

Discussing risky sex could cut STI rates significantly, new U.S. guidelines say

Counseling for STIs

Your smartphone soon may be able to tell if you're drunk

smartphone drunk accelerometer

Saliva-based COVID-19 test trialed by NBA players gains FDA authorization

Routine dental work should be delayed until COVID-19 transmission falls, WHO advises

Dentists WHO COVID-19

In health care field, family doctors now appear at highest risk of COVID-19 death

Doctor Primary COVID-19

Penn Medicine hospitals again named among nation's best by U.S. News & World Report

Penn Medicine best hospitals

Penn study suggests new therapeutic approach for autism spectrum disorders

Sensory neurons and autism

Fresh Express recalls bagged salads due to Cyclospora outbreak

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Philly, Pittsburgh rank among top cities for health care jobs, report finds

Philly Health Jobs

U.S. facing a growing physician shortage and COVID-19 may be making it worse

U.S. physician shortage

New Apple Watch features include hand-washing timer, sleep tracking

hand washing apple update

Tower Health cutting 1,000 jobs, citing $212 million drop in revenue from the coronavirus

Tower Health layoffs

South Jersey company recalls ground beef possibly contaminated with E. coli

Ground beef recall

Rubber bullets used by police on protesters can kill, blind or maim for life

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

Electronic health records miss 33% of medical errors, study finds

Electronic health records

Lean Cuisine pasta meals recalled for accidentally containing chicken

Fettucinni Alfredo recall chicken

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

Survey of Philly residents shows 75% want face masks worn everywhere outside home

Philly Mask Survey

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based Baby Powder in U.S. and Canada

Johnson & Johnson

New Jersey continues expansion of COVID-19 testing across pharmacies

Everlywell gets FDA approval to sell at-home COVID-19 test kits

Everlywell COVID-19 home collection kit

Some elective surgeries, invasive procedures now allowed to resume as New Jersey hospitals empty

surgery resume new jersey

New Jersey unveils COVID-19 testing, contact tracing programs

New Jersey COVID-19 testing contact tracing

New Jersey to receive shipment of remdesivir to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients

New Jersey remdesivir

FDA approves first at-home COVID-19 saliva test developed by Rutgers University

Rutgers COVID-19 test

Pennsylvania lifts restrictions on some dental procedures during coronavirus lockdown

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

Wharton penn coronavirus model

Jefferson, Temple call off deal for Fox Chase Cancer Center

Fox Chase Jefferson/Temple

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware join regional supply chain for PPE, other medical equipment

More than 50 New Jersey hospitals to receive financial assistance from federal government this week

Hospitals New Jersey

Health Hero Match app co-developed by Penn student wins international hackathon

Hackathon Penn Spagnola

Remdesivir could be authorized as emergency COVID-19 treatment, report says

Cooper Specialty Care Center opens in Cherry Hill

Cooper Specialty Care

Elective surgeries can resume in Pennsylvania after month-long ban

Pennsylvania elective surgeries

Are COVID-19 antibody tests accurate? Questions abound as scores hit market

The COVID-19 curve may be flattening, but normalcy is a long way off

New Jersey to issue emergency medical licenses to foreign doctors

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

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