Health
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Young people driving new cases; MVC chops away at backlog
People aged 14-18 accounted for 4% of the new positive cases, and residents between the ages of 19-24 made up 6% of new cases.
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The benefits would have covered the cost of meals students normally receive at school. Pa. officials are outraged that the USDA rejected their bid.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: Remembering first responders, both on 9/11 and now
Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine says health care providers, EMTs, National Guard members, firefighters and police again answer the call to save lives.
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Will a merger save struggling Einstein Hospital or increase costs for patients?
Einstein Healthcare says its flagship North Philly facility could close without a merger. Federal and state authorities say it will bring less competition.
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Listen 2:06Huge budget cuts could hurt people with mental illness, disabilities most, Pa. providers fear
Funding for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Education make up the largest share of the budget that lawmakers pass each year.
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Jefferson to open $762M specialty care pavilion in its continued East Market expansion
The center will be a one-stop shop for many programs, including the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, and Jefferson's respiratory and transplant institutes.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: International flights return to Philly
For the first time in five months, international flights from countries deemed high-risk will be allowed to resume at the Philadelphia International Airport on Monday.
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Trump admitted to playing down the coronavirus’s severity, per new book
President Trump acknowledged the deadliness of the coronavirus in early February and admitted in March to playing down the virus's severity.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Camden County unveils youth-focused public health campaign
The public health campaign, called “Protect Your Circle,” will focus on encouraging youth to not open their circle to people they do not know and to get tested.
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NIH: Halted vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safety
“This ought to be reassuring,” NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins said before a Senate committee.
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness
Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine are on temporary hold while the company investigates if a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” illness is a side effect.
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Coronavirus vaccine developers issue joint pledge on safety, standards
The announcement comes amid worries that the FDA will be under political pressure to approve a vaccine before tests to prove it is safe and effective are finished.
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Frustrated Carney calls yet another Delaware inclusion on travel quarantine list ‘stupid’
Delaware needs to have fewer than 97 new coronavirus cases a day over a week to avoid being on the list. Sometimes, it’s under, and sometimes over.
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The Summer of COVID-19 ends with health officials worried
The U.S. had about 1.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases around Memorial Day. It now has more than 6.2 million cases, with related deaths more than doubling over the summer.
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‘Children are going hungry’: Why schools are struggling to feed students
School meals are the only meals some children get in a day. But during the pandemic, school feeding programs have been reaching fewer and fewer families.
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