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Pastor Tobe Witmer of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Newark was one of 174 Delaware pastors who signed a letter to Carney on May 16 urging him to reopen churches in the state. (Courtesy of Lighthouse Baptist Church)
Delaware
Religion

Del. leaders face divided backlash over reopening houses of worship

Some religious leaders say they should have the freedom to worship without restrictions, while others say it’s too soon to open under any conditions.

5 years ago

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Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services)
Aging
Government Accountability
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. health officials quietly alter erroneous nursing home case, death counts as providers cry foul

Provider associations said publishing erroneous data has sewn panic and anger among family members, distrust among nursing home staff, and frustration for providers.

5 years ago

Customers walk past an open sign at Rubio's Coastal Grill
National
Politics
Public Health

As nation reopens, a historic referendum on risk begins

As government officials and individuals design their own “Is it worth it?” calculus, Americans are subjectively measuring the stakes, helping frame a referendum on risk.

5 years ago

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Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Philadelphians struggling to pay water bills get a reprieve

Philadelphians who are behind on their water bills don’t have to worry about the city shutting off service until at least July 10.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Government Accountability
Health Care
Military

AP fact check: Trump’s false ‘Choice’ on vets’ health care

President Trump is putting forth a false “Choice" when he boasts about a program aimed at improving veterans' health care by steering more patients to the private sector.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey
Politics
Public Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. unemployment soars to 15.3%, GOP sues Murphy

Murphy’s coronavirus orders violate the state constitution, the GOP says, and the distinction between businesses is “completely arbitrary.”

5 years ago

Maria Buono wears homemade mask in Pike Creek, Delaware
Home & Family
Public Health

How should I clean and store my face mask?

Masks are designed to prevent the wearer from possibly spreading the virus to others or being exposed themselves. But how should they be washed and stored?

5 years ago

Welcome to Delaware sign
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Rental restrictions in Del. ‘severely undercut’ tourism, hoteliers say

Hotel operators are urging Delaware Gov. John Carney to allow them to reopen for business.

5 years ago

PPE vending machine
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

PPE vending machines are coming to Philly, thanks to mask-dispensing startups

They’re already a thing in Las Vegas and New York City.

5 years ago

Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Aging
Public Health

‘We don’t even know where they got this information’: Pa. nursing home data release is riddled with errors

Inconsistent recordkeeping and mismatched data sources created an inaccurate picture that many say misrepresents the situation on the ground.

5 years ago

hydroxychloroquine
Government Accountability
Medicine
Public Health

Don’t treat COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine, American College of Physicians says

The American College of Physicians says there are risks to using the anti-malarial drug on patients, and no benefit. Monitored clinical trials are advised.

5 years ago

Listen 1:44
Walmart coronavirus drive-thru testing
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. partners with Walmart and Quest Diagnostics for drive-thru COVID-19 testing

Gov. Phil Murphy announced a partnership with Quest Diagnostics and Walmart to provide seven self-administered testing sites across the state.

5 years ago

Ranvir Singh, a registered nurse in the  intensive care unit at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey, tends to a patient March 19. 2020. (Jeff Rhode/Holy Name Medical Center.)

WHO: Trump cut to US funds would hit world’s most vulnerable

The comments came on a day when a total of 106,000 COVID-19 cases were reported to the WHO over the last 24 hours, the most in a single day since the pandemic began.

5 years ago

Some of the key players on Philly's pandemic response team COURTESY PHILADELPHIA DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Leading Philly’s coronavirus response: Meet 15 key people in the city health department

The team has been working nearly 24/7 since the pandemic landed.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Delaware
Economy
Public Health

Coronavirus update: GOP lawmakers demand earlier, wider Del. reopening, call Carney moves ‘unconstitutional’

The Republicans who signed the letter to Gov. John Carney want him to start the first phase of reopening this weekend, not his June 1 target date.

5 years ago

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