Health

Many patients who are hospitalized for COVID-19 are discharged with symptoms such as those associated with a brain injury.

Suppression testing would require the state to increase daily testing nearly four times over, but that’s the only way to use it as a tool to actually slow down the virus.

The agreements bring pay increases and staffing adjustments for PASNAP members at four facilities in Delaware County.

The new COVID-19 relief package has funding for vaccine distribution but the money hasn’t arrived yet.

Coronavirus vaccines are reaching more long-term facilities, but many worry they won't come soon enough to stave off more deaths.

Doctors, nurses, paramedics and others who go back on active duty can help protect frontline workers against COVID-19 and give vaccination efforts a shot in the arm.

Frontline health workers in N.J. receive their second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week.

Gov. Murphy praised the state for administering 101,417 vaccinations by Monday, but that is just a fraction of the roughly 400,000 doses sent to New Jersey.

WHYY’s Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with psychologist Dan Gottlieb about how to find peace and well-being in the wake of a stressful 2020.

“What we need to do now is to continue all the mitigation efforts … stay at home, do not participate in large or small gatherings,” Levine said.

A change at the state level is blocking funding for a type of one-on-one therapy when conducted at clinics rather than in the home.

Saturday's total of 299,087 new cases marks a new single-day high for the U.S. Meanwhile, vaccination campaigns are off to a disorganized start.

Weeks after the rollout of the first coronavirus vaccine, questions continue to pour in from readers and listeners on when it'll be more readily available.

Another post-holiday spike is likely as the new calendar year begins. But health experts also look forward to the vaccine rollout picking up steam.

The new strain, which likely originated in the U.K., has spread to more than 30 countries across continents. Meanwhile, the U.S. saw record COVID deaths in December.