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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure (left) recently visited Westside Family Healthcare in Wilmington with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (in purple) to announce new funding for navigators to help connect patients to insurance under the ACA
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New federal funding aims to better connect Delawareans to affordable care

Westside Family Healthcare will get an increase in funding to help connect Delaware residents to health insurance via the Affordable Care Act.

5 years ago

 Sickle cell disease results from a mutation in hemoglobin — the protein that carries oxygen in the blood — that causes red blood cells to be crescent-shaped.(Shutterstock)
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Blood drive supports those with sickle-cell disease and offers genetic testing

The Philadelphia-based Crescent Foundation and the Red Cross will host the blood drive Sept. 9 in University City. Appointments are encouraged.

5 years ago

Masterman teachers protest outside school.
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A day before Philly schools reopen, facilities woes take center stage

As Philadelphia prepares to fully reopen its public schools for the first time in 18 months, the spotlight is again on facilities woes. ...

5 years ago

Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport
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EU takes U.S. off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions

The guidance is nonbinding, however, and U.S. travelers should expect a mishmash of travel rules across the continent.

5 years ago

A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
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What will a COVID vaccine booster do? How do we know the timing is right?

As the federal government plans COVID-19 booster shots to strengthen waning immunity, WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk shares what you need to know.

5 years ago

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Philadelphia city skyline.
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Billy Penn

Philly’s COVID curves: Regularly updated stats on testing and hospitalizations

Alas, the charts are back.

5 years ago

Jabina Coleman (center) surrounded by members of the Breastfeeding Awareness and Empowerment Cafe (BAE Cafe) , a group for Black birthing mothers in PA to connect and support each other through their birthing journeys. (Photo courtesy of Jabina Coleman)
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Philadelphia
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Racial gaps in breastfeeding are closing. Philly area Black birth workers are one reason

Black women historically had the lowest rates of breastfeeding initiation, but new data shows that’s changing. Community support makes the difference.

5 years ago

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‘Prime time for getting bitten’: State and local officials target mosquitoes preemptively to thwart West Nile virus

No one is sounding the alarm: It’s been an average year so far for West Nile cases in mosquitoes. But wet, warm conditions might mean trouble ahead.

5 years ago

The Philadelphia Housing Authority's headquarters. (Darryl Murphy/ WHYY)
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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Housing Authority to require coronavirus vaccinations for all employees

The public housing agency, which employs over 1,200 staffers, will be the first public housing agency in Pennsylvania to require vaccinations.

5 years ago

The Broad Street Run
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Philadelphia
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In-person participants must have COVID-19 vaccination for 2021 Broad Street Run

COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all in-person participants taking part in the 2021 Broad Street Run.

5 years ago

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This is the Voice, The Voice Catchers

John Colapinto, author of This is the Voice, joins us to talk about the extraordinary architecture of our sonic sounds. Then, Joseph Turow on his new book, The Voice Catchers.

Air Date: August 27, 2021 10:00 am

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The pandemic — among other things — has taken a toll on children. The Biden administration is trying to address that with new funding for mental health awareness, training and treatment. (Ute Grabowsky/Photothek via Getty Images)
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Children’s mental health gets millions in funding from the Biden administration

Since the start of the pandemic, emergency departments around the country have seen a proportional rise in children showing up in the midst of mental health crises.

5 years ago

Vaccine team goes out to knock on doors as an ice cream truck waits to offer sweet treats in Camden (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
New Jersey
Public Health

Camden County officials go door-to-door seeking arms for COVID-19 shots

Camden County uses an ice cream truck as an aide to find people to vaccinate in an area where the unvaccinated are high.

5 years ago

A patient with COVID-19 on breathing support lies in a bed in an intensive care unit
Public Health

100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless U.S. changes its ways

The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model.

5 years ago

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating two salmonella outbreaks that are tied to Italian meats like salami and prosciutto that are often found in charcuterie boards. (Richard Drew/AP)
NPR
Food & Drink
Public Health

A salmonella outbreak has spread to 17 states and it’s linked to Italian meats

There is an active investigation underway, but no recalls have been announced.

5 years ago

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