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The league told players and coaches in a memo Friday that it is no longer advisable to wait before receiving the additional dose.

Scientists have begun to find abnormalities in the immune systems of some long-COVID patients that might help explain the syndrome, at least in some people.

The hosts are Sinora Allwood, RN, a holistic health nurse and health coach, and Dr. Jillian Lucas Baker, executive director of the Center of Parent and Teen Communication.

More than 1,500 of the youngest eligible Delaware children have received their first Pfizer shot in less than a week. About 76,000 more can get vaccinated.

The school mask requirement was extended until February 8. One foe says they cause “an epidemic of anxiety, depression and fear in our children."

The contagious delta variant is driving up COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Mountain West and fueling disruptive outbreaks in the North.

The Twitter showdown between Elon Musk and the head of the World Food Programme has made headlines around the world.

Home kits are not as accurate as the PCR tests, but they have the advantage of giving results within minutes instead of days.

There is still particulate matter in the air from the smoke, and people near the remaining smoke or haze were advised to limit their time outside.

Commonwealth Court sided 4-1 with the ranking Republican in the state Senate and others who sued to challenge the masking order that took effect in early September.

The diagnosis came a day before the ranking Republican in Pennsylvania’s state Senate was expected to announce his candidacy for governor.

Dr. Thomas Farley was asked to resign for ordering remains of MOVE bombing victims to be destroyed. He's now been hired by D.C.'s Health Department.

It took firefighters more than two hours to bring the blaze under control.

About 3% of children in the age group authorized last week to get a low-dose vaccine will have their first shots by Wednesday, according to the White House.

Options in Philadelphia include pharmacies, health clinics, pediatricians, and school pop-ups.