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Registered nurse Morgan Flynn works inside a patient's room
Health

Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots

Since mid-December, the hospitalization rate in these youngest kids has surged to more than 4 in 100,000 children, up from 2.5 per 100,000.

5 years ago

Needles are bundled in tens for Philadelphia's Prevention Point's exchange program. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Bill expanding needle exchanges in N.J. moves to full Legislature

The proposal removes a requirement that harm reduction centers get permission from municipal governments to operate.

5 years ago

This photo combo shows, from left, Travis McMichael, William
Courts & Law

Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son

A jury convicted all three defendants of murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and attempted false imprisonment in November.

5 years ago

Nurse Sheena Davis administers a dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Pennsylvania seeks more hospital beds, staff in COVID surge

Pennsylvania has begun to organize “strike teams” of extra workers for hospitals and nursing homes struggling with surging COVID-19-related caseloads and staffing shortages.

5 years ago

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes,File)
Health

In omicron outbreak, U.S. governors lose appetite for mandates

Governors across the U.S. took sweeping action during earlier surges of COVID-19, but are taking a much different approach during the record-setting omicron outbreak.

5 years ago

FILE -  Sidney Poitier, star of
Arts & Entertainment

Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies

Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, has died at 94.

5 years ago

Pharmacist Kenni Clark prepares a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at City of Lawrence's
Health

FDA shortens timing of Moderna booster to 5 months

The two-dose Moderna vaccine is open to Americans 18 and older.

5 years ago

Plows clear the roads in Moorestown, N.J.
Weather

Steady snow moving through Philadelphia region

Parts of the region could see between 4" to 6" of snow. Here’s what you need to know.

5 years ago

Penn Medicine vaccinates Philadelphia residents at the Church of Christian Compassion in Cobbs Creek neighborhood. (Courtesy of Penn Medicine)
Health

One year, 350,000 doses later: What Penn Medicine’s vaccine rollout taught it about equity

Pop-up clinics and low-tech sign-ups provided a road map for equitable mass vaccination. Now, the health system is planning for what’s next.

5 years ago

 Hospital room (via ShutterStock)
Politics & Policy

Seaford, Del., backtracks on abortion ordinance to stave off lawsuit threat

The Seaford City Council voted to stop enforcement of an ordinance requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains after an abortion or miscarriage.

5 years ago

The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Health

Delaware County Memorial Hospital to close maternity unit. Just two will remain in the county

The inpatient obstetrics unit, which includes labor and delivery, NICU, and maternal fetal medicine, will move to Crozer-Chester Medical Center.

5 years ago

Esperanza Arts Center in North Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Relief funds and pivots: How Philly’s small arts organizations are surviving COVID

While short-term emergency relief funds have gone a long way for smaller arts groups in Philly, that money is starting to dry up.

5 years ago

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The capital dome is seen at the New Jersey Statehouse. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Scaled back bill to codify abortion rights passes N.J. legislative committees

The fate of the bill is questionable as it heads to a final vote on Monday, the last full day of the current legislative session.

5 years ago

About 40 people gathered in Philadelphia’s Thomas Paine Plaza at a candlelight vigil remembering the attacks on the U.S. Capital a year later, on January 6, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphians gather in vigil on anniversary of insurrection to push for expanded voting rights

The rally in Philadelphia was one of about 150 around the country, organized by a coalition of national groups.

5 years ago

Family members of 12 people killed in a rowhouse fire asked for privacy to grieve outside the children’s school, Bache-Martin Elementary, on Jan. 6, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘A matter of life and death’: Fairmount house that caught fire lacked safety fixes found in newer PHA properties

Philadelphia Housing Authority CEO Kelvin Jeremiah said the deadly fire that engulfed a PHA apartment highlights the need for investment in public housing.

5 years ago

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