Health
How vaccination rate in Philly varies by race/ethnicity and age
Case counts in Philadelphia more than tripled over the latter half of July.
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Delaware issues fines to insurers for not treating people with mental health or substance abuse issues as fairly as they treat others.
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Listen 1:35The Role of Race and Ethnicity in Medicine
Air Date: July 30, 2021
Listen 48:33How a clinical tool meant to predict kidney function could be hurting Black patients
Is an equation most commonly used to predict kidney health unintentionally contributing to health disparities — and reinforcing racist thinking?
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Listen 21:17Johnson & Johnson targeted Black women with products linked to cancer, lawsuit says
The complaint says the company made Black women a "central part" of its business strategy but failed to warn them about the potential dangers of its powder products.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to mandate vaccines for all employees
While the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia had planned on waiting until the vaccine got “full FDA licensure,” the rising threat of the delta variant upended those plans.
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Google and Facebook mandate vaccines for employees at U.S. offices
Google and Facebook will require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus before returning to the company's offices, the tech giants said on Wednesday.
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Philadelphia: Still no vaccine requirements for city workers, same with SEPTA and school district
The Kenney administration continues to avoid a mandate.
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‘OK not to be OK’: Mental health takes top role at Olympics
Biles cited mental health struggles for pulling out of the gymnastics team competition and the individual all-around, highlighting a discussion coursing through sports
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No mask mandate, but Pennsylvanians urged to follow guidance
Wolf's comments came just before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines.
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Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases
A type of steroid is the only treatment proven to improve the outcome of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. But it can have major side effects, like elevated blood sugar.
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Listen 1:33Burlington County hosting pop-up COVID vaccine clinics for students
With little more than a month before school begins, Burlington County is partnering with school districts to get students fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to offer free physical exams, COVID-19 shots, tests
Student athletes can receive free physical examinations, and other Philadelphia residents can get the COVID-19 shot or be tested for the virus.
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‘I’ve been convinced it is necessary’: Getting the shot in parts of Wilmington with low vax rates
Wilmington residents waiting in line for free lunch were encouraged to get inoculated. It’s part of a public health effort to reach the vaccine-hesitant.
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Listen 2:14Coronavirus FAQ: I’m vaccinated. I thought I could give up masks! But should I?
Yes, that was the plan. Then along came the Delta variant. And now people who are vaccinated are wondering: Are there circumstances in which a mask would be advisable?
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