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A nurse practitioner works in an office at a Planned Parenthood clinic as containers of the medication used to end an early pregnancy sits on a table nearby
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

The FDA updated abortion pill guidelines. What it means for Philly and Pa.

Planned Parenthood now offers mail-order medication, but state-run health insurance still won’t cover it.

4 years ago

Outdoor dining at Parc on Rittenhouse Square
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly’s indoor dining vaccine mandate is officially in effect

For the next two weeks, restaurants may accept a negative COVID-19 test from the past 24 hours in lieu of proof of full vaccination.

4 years ago

Close-up of a nurse about to vaccinate someone.
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Is a second vaccine booster in our future?

Get your first booster if you haven’t already, the experts say. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked some of them what we know about additional shots.

4 years ago

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FILE — Teachers from the Earth School speak out on issues related to lack of coronavirus testing outside P.S. 64, Dec. 21, 2021, in New York. In the nation's largest school system, New York City, 2 million at-home test kits provided by the state will be used to increase testing following the break, the mayor announced this week. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)
K-12
National
Public Health

Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge

Mask requirements are returning in some school districts that had dropped them. Some are planning to vastly ramp up virus testing among students and staff.

4 years ago

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy has tested positive for COVID-19, the governor's office announced Sunday. (6abc)
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. first lady tests positive for COVID-19, is asymptomatic

The Governor and First Lady tested themselves after a recent known non-family contact in their home.

4 years ago

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci
National
Public Health

Fauci: CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic

Health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus.

4 years ago

File photo: Lower Merion High School (Image via Benofmerion/Wikimedia Commons)
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
6abc

Central Bucks, Lower Merion, Pennsauken among school districts making changes due to COVID cases

Some schools are extending their winter break, while others are opting to go virtual.

4 years ago

FILE - University of Chicago men's rugby team players practice on the Midway Plaisance near the campus in Chicago, May 6, 2021. The University of Chicago is delaying its new term and holding the first two weeks online. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar, File)
Higher Education
National
Public Health

Taking a step back: U.S. colleges returning to online classes

Amid a wave of COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant, dozens of colleges are making plans to move classes online for at least the first week of the semester.

4 years ago

MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 28:  Travelers make their way through Miami International Airport on December 28, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Over the holiday weekend, COVID-19 cases in the U.S. reached their highest level in nearly a year. More than 2,000 flights were canceled over the weekend as airlines dealt with a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Public Health

U.S. COVID cases continue to skyrocket and disruptions abound as 2022 begins

4 years ago

When Dr. Tiffany M. Osborn received her COVID-19 vaccination shortly after vaccines became available in late 2020, she felt hopeful about the pandemic's trajectory. A year later, she's sad and frustrated to see so many COVID patients in the ICU.
Matt Miller / Washington University School of Medicine
NPR
National
Public Health

ICU teams report fatigue and frustration as they brace for omicron surge

4 years ago

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, a 2020 Rose Parade float is seen at the start of the route at the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl college football game between Ohio State and Utah were set to go forward on New Year's Day despite surging cases of COVID-19, which forced the cancelation of the 2021 parade. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker, File)
National
Public Health

New Year’s Rose Parade proceeds despite COVID-19 surge

A year after New Year’s Day passed without a Rose Parade due to the coronavirus pandemic, the floral spectacle celebrating the arrival of 2022 returned.

4 years ago

Pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are prepared at the Jefferson COVID-19 mobile unit clinic at Universal Institute Charter School in South Philadelphia
NPR
National
Public Health

A pediatrician’s advice to parents on omicron, travel and vaccines

4 years ago

A medical technician performs a nasal swab test on a cyclist queued up in a line with motorists at a COVID-19 testing site near All City Stadium Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in southeast Denver. With the rapid spread of the omicron variant paired with the Christmas holiday, testing sites have been strained to meet demand both in Colorado as well as across the country
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Novavax files data with FDA to support COVID vaccine

The announcement comes shortly after the European Commission and World Health Organization cleared use of the Maryland-based company’s two-dose shot.

4 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Health

CHOP PolicyLab supports return to in-person learning for kids

Return decisions should be more based on “an issue of staffing and operational issues,” not the severity of the virus, the Policy Lab director says.

4 years ago

Radio Times
Books
Explainers
Mental Health

Your ‘Peak Mind’: paying attention in a distracting world

Scattered attention can leave us missing out on 50% of our lives, but Dr. Amishi Jha says there are simple ways to regain our focus for healthier, happier days.

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