New COVID booster coming soon: Who should get it and how much will it cost?
It’s the first time since the pandemic began that the federal government won’t cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID cases uptick as FDA teases recommendations on updated booster shot
With students heading back to the classrooms and cooler fall temperatures right around the corner, doctors are sounding the alarm on a recent uptick in COVID cases.
Anthony Fauci ‘concerned’ people won’t comply if masking recommendations return: 'I hope' they 'abide'
Former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci spoke out in defense of masking amid rising COVID cases, saying he is concerned people will not abide by recommendations.
China won't require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers as country reopens
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the change at a briefing in Beijing on Monday.
Which arm receives COVID-19 booster may make a difference, study finds
Researchers in Germany analyzed data from more than 300 people who received the COVID-19 vaccine, along with a booster dose.
COVID cases on the rise as new subvariant 'Eris' emerges
Dr. Angela Nicholas stops by to discuss the new COVID-19 subvariant and the recent rise in cases.
COVID-19 took a toll on heart health as doctors still determine how to help
Research showed that up to a year after a bout of COVID-19, some people can develop problems ranging from blood clots to irregular heartbeats to a heart attack.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US resurge, marked by different patterns
Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers.
Growing Philadelphia mentor program aims to help young men find inspiration, courage
A mentoring program in Philadelphia that has been building up young men in the community for the past eight years now has a new address.
Billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief aid stolen or wasted, investigation reveals
The investigation uncovers a pattern of fraudulent activities, embezzlement, and mismanagement of funds that have plagued COVID-19 relief efforts worldwide.
Paxlovid, Pfizer's COVID-19 pill, gets full FDA approval
U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid.
1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, key symptoms identified, US study finds
A U.S. study suggests 1 in 10 people are getting long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic.
Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch: COVID emergency orders are among `greatest intrusions on civil liberties'
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says emergency measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis that killed more than 1 million Americans were perhaps “the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country.”
NYC has lost nearly half a million residents since start of COVID pandemic
A new U.S. Census Bureau report also revealed that most of the people leaving the metropolitan areas are hunkering down in the Southern states.
What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean?
Ending the federal emergency reflects both a scientific and political judgment that the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has ended and that special federal resources are no longer needed to prevent disease transmission across borders.
WHO says COVID-19 pandemic no longer global emergency
The announcement marks a symbolic end to a devastating pandemic that triggered lockdowns, upended economies globally, and killed over a million people worldwide.
SW Philly COVID survivor battles back from near-death and takes on Broad Street Run
One Southwest Philadelphia man saw his life twist upside down after he nearly died from COVID, but now is inspiring others and taking on the Broad Street Run.
SW Philly COVID survivor takes on Broad Street Run
One Southwest Philadelphia man saw his life twist upside down after he nearly died from COVID, but now is inspiring others and taking on the Broad Street Run.
COVID-19 pandemic caused decline in high school students having sex, government survey finds
Teen sex was already becoming less and less common before the pandemic.
Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in '22
Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City's casinos are collectively struggling to get back to where they were before COVID-19 in terms of profitability.