COVID-19 origin: Fauci urges China to release Wuhan lab medical records

Dr. Anthony Fauci said China should release the medical records of six lab workers — three of whom died — after entering a bat cave in 2012 and becoming ill in 2019.

Radiation drug may improve survival rates for prostate cancer, study shows

A new study is showing improved survival in men with advanced prostate cancer from an experimental drug that delivers radiation directly to tumor cells.

'Shot of a Lifetime:' Washington launches vaccine lottery with $2 million cash prizes, tuition, flights

Washington is the latest state to offer prizes to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 including lottery drawings totaling $2 million, college tuition assistance, airline tickets and game systems.

Daily US COVID-19 cases fell below 10K this week

America’s recovery from the pandemic reached a new milestone this week when new daily cases fell below 10,000 for the first time since March 2020.

Breast cancer pill shows benefit in certain hard-to-treat cases

A pill used for breast cancer has been shown to help treat certain early-stage, hard-to-treat cases. It was studied in patients with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.

New Jersey lawmakers pass bill to end public health emergency

The measure, which passed with Democrats in favor and Republicans against, ends most of the more than 100 executive orders that Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy enacted to address the pandemic, but leaves about a dozen of them in place until January.

NIH has identified promising oral drug to treat COVID-19

The NIH says it has identified a promising antiviral drug that has shown effectiveness in reducing the ability for COVID-19 to spread once it has infected a host cell.

Canine coronavirus found in humans in Malaysia, study says

Researchers found the first known cases of canine coronavirus in humans stemming from a study observing pneumonia patients in Malaysia in 2017, leading researchers to believe that species-to-species transmission has been happening for some time.

Dogs can sniff out COVID-19 with up to 94% accuracy, study finds

A study found specially trained dogs can rapidly, noninvasively detect a COVID-19 infection with up to 94.3% sensitivity and up to 92% specificity.

Vaccines Required: Several Delaware Valley universities mandate vaccines for returning students

With abundant COVID-19 vaccine appointments now available for people 16 and older, several colleges and universities across the Delaware Valley have made the vaccine mandatory for students returning to campus in the Fall. 

US unveils global COVID-19 vaccine sharing plan for unused doses

The U.S. will share 75% of its unused COVID-19 vaccines with the world through the U.N.-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program.

Don't eat cicadas if you are allergic to shrimp, shellfish, FDA warns

The Food and Drug Administration has a colorful warning for people with a shellfish allergy: don’t eat cicadas. Turns out, the agency warns, that the noisy insects actually share a "family relation" to shrimp and lobsters.

Even vaccinated California workers may have to keep masks on

The state safety board’s staff says conditions are different among workers, leading to their proposed rule that even vaccinated employees remain masked unless everyone else in their workspace is inoculated.

The Delaware Valley COVID vaccine push is on

The drive is on to vaccinate at least 70 percent of U.S. adults by July 4th and officials in the Delaware Valley are helping by setting up pop-up vaccine sites, among other methods.

The vaccine push is on across the Delaware Valley
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Jennifer Joyce details the drive to vaccinate more people across Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

New Jersey to close 6 mass vaccination sites

New Jersey will be shutting down its six mass COVID-19 vaccination sites as the state moves from a mega-site model to relying on about 1,800 community inoculation sites.