Health
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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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
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.
5 years ago
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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