Prevention

Boy playing doctor with stuffed animal

Early prevention can help kids avoid heart disease later in life

Trump administration, CDC urge states to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by Nov. 1

Jefferson, Temple universities partner to reduce strokes in North Philly

Philly Stroke Prevention

This is a good year to get a flu shot, experts advise

Flu Shot 2020

How to talk to vaccine skeptics so they might actually hear you

Anti-vaxxers conversations

Philly won't follow CDC's controversial new COVID-19 testing guidelines

New CDC coronavirus testing guidelines draw sharp criticism from health experts

CDC changes COVID-19 testing guidelines

Warning signs may appear in the weeks before sudden cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest warning signs

Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick

Cloth Masks Protection

Pennsylvania plans to launch Irish-made COVID-19 contact tracing app next month

Pennsylvania App COVID

U.S. scientists making coronavirus strain for potential human challenge trials

NIAID coronavirus strain

America’s obesity epidemic threatens effectiveness of any COVID vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine Obesity

Cancer diagnoses have plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic – and doctors are worried

Cancer diagnoses COVID-19

Irish contact tracing app, COVID Green, considered for use in Pennsylvania

nearform contact tracing app

Cinnamon supplements may slow advancement of type 2 diabetes

Cinnamon supplement type 2 diabetes

Flu and pneumonia vaccines may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

Flu shot Alzheimer's

How to make sure your mask maximizes protection, according to a nurse

Face Masks Protection

Could employers and states mandate COVID-19 vaccinations?

Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in early results

Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Delaware placed back on New Jersey's COVID-19 travel advisory

New Jersey travel advisory

Decision to delay prostate cancer treatment is still too subjective, researchers say

Prostate cancer treatment calculator

Colorectal cancer risk factors increasing among millennials

colorectal cancer risk factors

Conspiracy theories aside, here’s what contact tracers really do

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine moves to final phase of testing

Moderna COVID-19 Update

Can ultraviolet light be safely used to kill the coronavirus? Some are giving it a try

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

new jersey murphy quarantine

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

CT scan osteoporosis test

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

COVID-19 Mask Campaign

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

Cervical cancer screening methods

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

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

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

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Summer is peak time for fruit — and for fruit flies

Catnip Deet Mosquitoes

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