Health Care

Hospital parent Crozer Health says patients looking for care will be directed to other emergency departments and urgent care centers.

Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, the Public Health Emergency will expire after 30 days, unless renewed.

“The vaccine is our strategy and people need to get the vaccine," Wolf said.

Patients with COVID now fill about 30% of ICU beds in the nation and pediatric COVID hospitalizations are also at the highest rate of the pandemic.

Unlike a previous version of the measure, the bill that passed the New Jersey Legislature Mon. would not require insurance providers to cover abortions.

The state’s current daily case count is three times last January’s peak. A total of 714 infected people are now in the hospital — 250 more than a year ago.

“There’s not a lot of people in service work that have a safety net,” said the manager at one Center City spot.

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Recent research indicates these nasal swab tests may be less sensitive to the coronavirus’ omicron variant in the earliest days of infection.

The quality of the test depends on the person using it, experts say. Yet some counties find the information useful for seeing the bigger picture.

Millions of workers whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck as omicron rages across the nation.

The strike team will be available for seven days or longer as Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center deals with omicron.

"We have to rethink like, 'What are we doing here?' We're chasing milder disease," said Dr. David Rubin.

Since mid-December, the hospitalization rate in these youngest kids has surged to more than 4 in 100,000 children, up from 2.5 per 100,000.

The Seaford City Council voted to stop enforcement of an ordinance requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains after an abortion or miscarriage.