Health Care
COVID-19 boosters on backburner for most U.S. pro sports leagues
Even as cases continue to crop up, the NFL and NHL have no current plans to follow the NBA’s lead of requiring an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Delaware students try to sweeten day for hospital staffers amid latest COVID spike
Culinary students from Delcastle Technical High School deliver 12,000 cookies to ChristianaCare workers amid the latest COVID spike.
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Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but OKs clinics’ suit
The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state’s ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to remain in effect.
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Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals in Chester County to close
Tower Health says a deal with Texas-based hospital management firm Canyon Atlantic Partners LLC has fallen apart and left it no options.
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COVID surge: Pennsylvania hospital chain runs out of beds
Statewide, an average of 3,900 people per day have been hospitalized with COVID-19 over the past two weeks, up 50% in a month.
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N.J. coronavirus update: State may have a ‘handful’ of cases of the omicron variant
Health Commissioner Dr. Judy Persichelli confirmed that the state lab had conducted sequencing on three suspected cases and the results are pending.
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Philadelphia’s 2020 HIV rates mirror reduced screenings over the pandemic
Diagnoses in people who inject drugs were rising before the pandemic. Health officials worry now about spread among people who don’t know their HIV status.
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I’m vaccinated but got COVID-19 anyway. Now what?
With omicron on everyone’s minds, people are concerned about breakthrough infections. How do you proceed if you think you’ve had one?
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Listen 4:59Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame
An NPR analysis shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Trump have had more than twice the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Biden.
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More omicron detected as hospitals strain under virus surge
New York has announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing to eight the number of state cases linked to the new variant.
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1st case of omicron variant detected in New Jersey
The individual, an adult female, who is a fully vaccinated Georgia resident, had recently traveled to South Africa before spending time in New Jersey.
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First case of COVID-19’s omicron variant is reported in Philadelphia
A 30-year-old man has tested positive for the new variant, the city Health Department announced Friday.
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Pennsylvania could become destination for abortions if Roe is overturned
At least 23 states have laws on the books that would likely ban abortions if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade, including Ohio and West Virginia.
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Multiple cases of omicron virus variant detected in New York City
The news came a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the variant had been detected in California.
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Increase in COVID hospitalizations has Camden County officials concerned
Camden County officials are working to stop the spread of both COVID and the flu.
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