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A rodent walks around a device with poisonous bait on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Monday, March 23, 2020. Complicating New Orleans' fight against the new coronavirus spread, rats and mice are abandoning their hiding places in walls and rafters of shuttered businesses and venturing outside. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Science

Humans stay home because of the coronavirus. Some rats follow

Those restaurant dumpsters aren’t full of food waste anymore, so opportunistic rodents are going the residential route to fill their bellies.

6 years ago

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First State Ballet Theatre company dancer and faculty member Jessi Eizember teaches a children's ballet class on Zoom. (Courtesy of Traci Eizember)
Community

Dance, fitness instructors help students adapt their homes to keep moving in quarantine

Dance, sports and fitness instructors are helping their students stay fit in quarantine with Zoom, dining room chairs and prizes to keep them motivated.

6 years ago

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). (CDC via AP, File)
Health

Pa. underreported 18% of COVID deaths this week; officials blame computer glitches

Pennsylvania officials underreported at least 162 confirmed coronavirus this week, likely due to issues linked to a software upgrade.

6 years ago

Alana Dean at Mill Creek Park In Willingboro, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Alana Dean)
Community

As coronavirus hits Willingboro hard in South Jersey, residents revamp daily life

The predominantly African American suburb has had more cases than much of South Jersey.

6 years ago

A sign reads Philadelphia Gas works
Money

PGW wants to raise rates by 11 percent, to cover cost of new pipes

The increase would generate an extra $70 million a year the utility says is needed to help replace dangerous, old cast iron pipes.

6 years ago

Dr. Clenton Coleman adjusts his mask inside the ICU of Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey,  March 19, 2020. (Jeff Rhode /Holy Name Medical Center)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. to issue emergency licenses to immigrant doctors

New Jersey will be the first state to let foreign-licensed doctors practice during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

(Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Money
Spotlight PA

Desperate for cash, self-employed Pennsylvanians face high-stakes choice between loans and unemployment benefits

Some fear making the wrong decision or running afoul of rules amid changing program guidelines and confusing instructions.

6 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf outlines tentative plan to restart Pa. economy

On Thursday, Wolf made what appeared to be an attempt to appease his critics. He announced a plan divided into three steps: “relief,” “reopening,” and “recovery.”

6 years ago

Melvin Santiago wear his makeshift mask Friday morning while doing some renovation and repair work at a store on Fourth Street and Delamore Place in Wilmington. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware records first COVID prison death

A man being held in Delaware’s largest prison tested positive for coronavirus following his death earlier this week.

6 years ago

Neya Foster (right) with a new laptop and her mother and older sister were at Sayre High in West Philadelphia. (Bill Hangley/The Notebook)
Education
The Notebook

At Sayre High, pandemic puts the brakes on college aspirations

Counselors say the shutdown creates new challenges for students, especially for those who must overcome financial and social hurdles to succeed.

6 years ago

Dana Heller, 3rd medical student, Dr. Pierre Chanson, Natalie Gonzalez, 4th year medical student, Dr. Renell Dupree, and Dr. Ala Stanford, are part of the Black Doctors COVID-19 consortium. They are taking mobile testing at-risk zip codes in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Black doctors consortium takes COVID-19 testing into their own hands

Black Philadelphians are disproportionately dying of coronavirus. Now, a group of Black doctors is trying to bring tests to their neighborhoods.

6 years ago

A produce market at 10th and Cherry streets is one of the few businesses still open in Chinatown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Volunteers needed to translate coronavirus help for Philly area Asian Americans

Organizations that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the Philly region want to connect 10,000 households in Pa. to resources.

6 years ago

Vehicles arrive at the Delaware toll plaza
Urban Planning

Could a coronavirus lockdown speed up major I-95 construction work?

Fewer cars on the road could make work on a major, multi-year overhaul of I-95 through Wilmington go a bit smoother.

6 years ago

Njeri Harris shops for produce at the Landisdale Farm stand at Clark Park on April 11, 2020. Harris says that the lines enforcing social distancing are
PlanPhilly
Community

Farmers markets may be your safest bet for food shopping during the coronavirus pandemic

Health experts say the new rules governing Pa. farmers markets have made the open-air grocery destinations safer than other options.

6 years ago

Samantha Southall and her 10 1/2-year-old daughter, who fractured her wrist amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy of Samantha Southall)
Health

Coronavirus or not, kids still fall or feel yucky. Do you go to the pediatrician?

Some situations, like broken bones, clearly call for in-person visits. Others are not so obvious. Here’s some advice for parents.

6 years ago

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