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Biology

Why sweat is a human superpower

Turns out human sweat — our body's air conditioning system — is really pretty tame on the "yuck" scale of animal cooling methods.

5 years ago

Employees elbow bump at a JLL office in Menlo Park, Calif., last September. With the delta variant surging, mask mandates are returning and some employers are now requiring employees to be vaccinated before coming to the office. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Business
Public Health

Back to the office? Not yet. Companies scramble to adjust to delta variant

For a while there, it seemed like things were finally heading back to normal. Now, not so much.

5 years ago

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K-12
Pennsylvania

Montgomery County accidentally disclosed personal health information in responding to Right-To-Know request

An unredacted version of data was sent in response to a Right-to-Know request regarding to COVID-19 cases and exposure in Montgomery County schools.

5 years ago

Amy Zoll, a volunteer with the Citizen Corps of Delaware County, becomes the first person to be vaccinated at the ribbon cutting for the new Delaware County Wellness Center. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Government
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. Department of Health to manage coronavirus-related services for Delco

Delaware County has no health department, so Chester County handled its pandemic response until now. The new arrangement begins Aug. 1.

5 years ago

Dr. Mike Benninghoff confers with registered nurse Lea Robbins in Christiana Hospital's intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients. (Courtesy of ChristianaCare)
Delaware
Health Care
Public Health

With cases at a two-month high, Delaware nurses group urges vaccines for all, ChristianaCare orders it

The state’s largest hospital system says all workers must have at least one dose by Sept. 21 if they want to keep their job.

5 years ago

The CDC announced new recommendations that vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.  (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Public Health

CDC team: ‘War has changed’ as delta variant dangers emerge

New evidence shows the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be more dangerous than other versions.

5 years ago

Health care workers at the Temple University vaccination clinic in April 2021 (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

How vaccination rate in Philly varies by race/ethnicity and age

Case counts in Philadelphia more than tripled over the latter half of July.

5 years ago

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Addiction
Behavioral Health
Delaware
Health Care
Mental Health

Delaware health insurers fined $1.3M for discriminating against patients with mental health and addiction issues

Delaware issues fines to insurers for not treating people with mental health or substance abuse issues as fairly as they treat others.

5 years ago

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Silhouette profile group of men women and girl of diverse culture
The Pulse

The Role of Race and Ethnicity in Medicine

Every time you go to see a new doctor, you have to fill out forms that ask your name, your age, your family history — and your race and ...

Air Date: July 30, 2021

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Nichole Jefferson (far left) is a kidney patient advocate based in Dallas, Texas. (Photo courtesy of Nichole Jefferson)
The Pulse
Health Care
Race & Ethnicity

How 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?

5 years ago

Listen 21:17
Johnson & Johnson is facing tens of thousands of lawsuits over claims that its talcum-based products caused users to develop cancer. The company says its powder products are safe. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

Johnson & 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.

5 years ago

The exterior of CHOP in Philadelphia
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health

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.

5 years ago

A Google sign is seen outside the company's headquarters
NPR
Business
Public Health

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.

5 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney speaks at the opening of a federally-run mass vaccine center
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Philadelphia: Still no vaccine requirements for city workers, same with SEPTA and school district

The Kenney administration continues to avoid a mandate.

5 years ago

Simone Biles watches gymnasts perform after she exited the team
International
Mental Health
Sports

‘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

5 years ago

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