Cases of RSV, flu, COVID, and norovirus are on the rise as winter ‘sick season’ arrives
This fall saw an unusually high number of cases of “walking” or mycoplasma pneumonia, a mild pneumonia that typically causes ...
US cities largely saw a drop in violent crime in 2024
PHILADELPHIA — As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic ...
COVID-19: It has been five years since the first case in America. What's it like today?
Jan. 20, 2025, marks five years since the CDC reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 on American soil.
Penn researchers develop optimized framework for COVID-19 vaccination distribution
Engineering and medical researchers at Penn have developed a groundbreaking framework that can determine the best and most ...
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This Philly Entrepreneur Turned Baking Into A Business During The Pandemic, Now She’s Opened A Brick-And-Mortar Store
Self-taught baker Ashley Huston is opening her own shop in Philadelphia, PA. For Huston, it all started as a child. She was interested in tinkering with recipes that were as simple as a peanut butter ...
We ‘have our head in the sand’: Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to threat of bird flu
The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird ...
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USF public health expert reflects on COVID-19 in the U.S. after five years
USF public health professor Donna Petersen says collaboration was critical in helping community leaders respond to the ...
What to know about 'quad-demic' of COVID, flu, RSV and norovirus in US
The U.S. is seeing a "quad-demic" as cases of COVID-19, flu, RSV and norovirus spread at the same time. Experts said this is ...