Grace Project Empowering Women By Capturing Courage, Beauty, Grace Of Breast Cancer Patients

CBS Philly (Health) 7/22 11:23A Health – CBS Philly

WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) There was a special kind of photoshoot Thursday in Wilmington to help empower women with breast cancer and raise awareness. It s a traveling photography exhibit that features breast cancer patients, and it s called the...

Philadelphia Residents Should Wear Masks Again In Public Indoor Spaces To Help Stop Spread Of COVID...

CBS Philly (Health) 7/22 8:19A Health – CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) A mask recommendation has been issued in Philadelphia as COVID-19 Delta variant cases continue to rise. City health officials are strongly recommending that everyone, including fully vaccinated people, wear masks in all public...

Delaware Calls On Local Governments To Join Proposed Settlement That Could Bring $100 Million To...

CBS Philly (Health) 7/22 8:11A Health – CBS Philly

WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) Delaware is calling on its local governments to join a proposed settlement that could bring $100 million to fight opioid addiction. Delaware s attorney general was joined by families of people affected by substance use...

Acting Philadelphia Health Commissioner Would ‘Love To Meet With’ Unvaccinated Phillies As COVID...

CBS Philly (Health) 7/20 11:09A Health – CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania are up 88% since last week. Even though the state and the City of Philadelphia have pretty good vaccination rates, cases keep climbing. At this point, the biggest concerns are for those who are...

Jefferson Health Cancer Patients’ Personal Information Compromised In April Hack

CBS Philly (Health) 7/19 12:48P Health – CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) A warning for some Jefferson Health cancer patients: your personal information could be in the hands of hackers. The health system says the cyberattack involves a vendor called Elekta, which handles patient information for...

New Jersey Officials Concerned Over Uptick In COVID-19 Cases Among Unvaccinated, Announce More Than...

CBS Philly (Health) 7/19 9:54A Health – CBS Philly

TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) There are new concerns about a surge of COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, mainly among people who aren t vaccinated. Officials also revealed more than 3,000 breakthrough coronavirus cases. Breakthrough cases are cases in which...

WATCH LIVE: New Jersey Officials To Provide COVID-19 Update

CBS Philly (Health) 7/19 5:54A Health – CBS Philly

TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) New Jersey officials are expected to hold a COVID-19 briefing Monday afternoon. The press conference will be at 1 p.m. and streamed on CBSN Philly. What : New Jersey officials to hold COVID-19 briefing Who : Gov. Phil Murphy,...

High-Risk Animals At Philadelphia Zoo To Receive Zoetis’ Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine

CBS Philly (Health) 7/16 10:21A Health – CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) Some of the animals at the Philadelphia Zoo will be getting an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. COVID can infect animals. Just like with people, they can get a variety of symptoms. Zoo officials are eager to get a new...

Delta Variant Causing Concerning Spike In COVID-19 Cases Among Unvaccinated In New Jersey

CBS Philly (Health) 7/15 11:41A Health – CBS Philly

CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) There is a concerning increase in COVID-19 cases around the country and in New Jersey. The state on Thursday reported 441 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the highest number since late in May. The City of Camden has a...

Gift Of Life Family House In Philadelphia Celebrates 10 Years Of Helping Transplant Patients,...

CBS Philly (Health) 7/14 10:17A Health – CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) Celebrating life with a giant eight-foot wind chime that was rung for the first time Wednesday in Philadelphia. The Gift of Life House is the first in the nation, a home away from home for transplant patients and their...

Despite New FDA Warning About Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, ‘Overwhelming Evidence’ Says...

CBS Philly (Health) 7/13 10:37A Health – CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) A new U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has health officials concerned about getting more Americans vaccinated. This comes as COVID cases are once again going up. In New...

Philly’s Vax Sweepstakes End This Week

CBS Philly (Health) 7/13 2:40A Health – CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)  — This is the last chance you can win money for getting the COVID-19 vaccine as the city’s “Philly Vax sweepstakes” are coming to an end this week. Anyone who receives their...

Pfizer, US Health Officials At Odds Over Need For Third COVID-19 Vaccine Shot

CBS Philly (Health) 7/12 11:52A Health – CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) To boost or not? It s being debated at a meeting Monday night between vaccine maker Pfizer and federal health officials. Pfizer says a booster for its COVID-19 vaccine might be necessary. The feds are saying not so fast. The...

Pennsylvania Says It Counted 500K Duplicate COVID-19 Shots

CBS Philly (Health) 7/12 3:21A Health – CBS Philly

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvania s Department of Health has reduced the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses that had been administered by about 500,000, saying the numbers were duplicates. The figures, released Friday evening without explanation,...

WATCH LIVE: New Jersey Officials To Hold COVID-19 Briefing

CBS Philly (Health) 7/7 4:38A Health – CBS Philly

TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) New Jersey officials are expected to provide a COVID-19 response update Wednesday afternoon. The press conference will be on CBSN Philly at 1 p.m. What: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy holds coronavirus briefing with Health...