FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. omicron
Omicron’s resistance to the two leading monoclonal antibody medicines has upended the treatment playbook for COVID-19 in recent weeks.
3 years ago
Amid flood of COVID patients, Delaware hospitals seek volunteers
Forget banging pots and pans and words of gratitude, health care workers in Delaware need more direct help to manage a tidal wave of COVID patients.
3 years ago
Pa. sends first ‘strike team’ to relieve health care workers in Bucks County
The new strike teams are part of a larger, state-directed effort to temporarily bolster capacity at short-staffed hospitals in Pennsylvania.
3 years ago
New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment
Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments.
3 years ago
Fauci ‘confident’ omicron surge will peak in February: ‘Things are looking good’
Fauci said the hope is the level of COVID infection will be below what he calls an 'area of control' in the future.
3 years ago
Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have gotten booster shots.
3 years ago
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Company that opened pop-up COVID-19 testing site in Philly faces lawsuit
The lawsuit filed in Minnesota alleges Center for COVID Control either failed to deliver results or delivered inaccurate results.
3 years ago
N.J. requires COVID-19 vaccine for health care workers, ending test option
The order means health care workers who are unvaccinated will have until Jan. 27 to get their first shot and until Feb. 28 for the second.
3 years ago
When school feels ‘chaotic’: Philly parents struggle with shifting virtual learning guidelines
Even as Philly officials vow to reduce omicron’s interruptions to in-person learning, the school district’s shifts to virtual are causing angst.
3 years ago
Delco’s Medical Reserve Corps steps up to ease the burden on health care workers
Members of the Medical Reserve Corps, both medical and non-medical volunteers, assist health care personnel with their workloads.
3 years ago
Montco’s COVID numbers are trending down, while hospitalizations hit peak
Hospital leaders report they are seeing a dramatic rise in patients, however, and urge individuals to seek testing away from the ERs.
3 years ago
U.S. begins offering free COVID test kits, but many more are needed
Experts say the plan to distribute 1 billion tests is a good first step, but it must become a regular part of the pandemic response.
3 years ago
Omicron surge has peaked in Philadelphia; city issues new school guidance
Cases are down from their peak around Jan. 9, city Health Commissioner Bettigole said. Hospitalizations, which lag new cases, are up.
3 years ago
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Main Line Health says cloth masks are no longer allowed to be worn by employees, visitors
"The protections offered by surgical and/or isolation masks outweigh those provided by cloth masking," said Main Line Health.
3 years ago
Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week
The masks will be available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers across the country.
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