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Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Relief coming for Pa. gig workers and freelancers

Pennsylvania’s unemployment system for gig workers and those who are self-employed is expected to be fully operational by the end of this week.

5 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo
Health Care
International
Public Health

DHS report claims China hid virus’ severity to hoard supplies

Chinese leaders “intentionally concealed the severity” of the pandemic from the world in early January, intelligence documents show.

5 years ago

(Photo via Shutterstock)
The Pulse
Mental Health
Public Health

The importance of finding joy during our coronavirus quarantine

Psychologists find that “guilty pleasures” may be valuable in fighting the feelings of loneliness our current isolation-at-home can bring.

5 years ago

Island Beach State Park
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Pa., N.J., Del. to buy supplies with other states; ‘Too soon to tell’ when N.J. beaches will open

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are part of a consortium of seven Northeast states that will work together to buy billions in critical supplies to fight COVID-19.

5 years ago

The Wells Fargo Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Sports

For sports, coronavirus testing remains a major hurdle

The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball would need thousands of virus tests every week if those leagues can resume playing games.

5 years ago

Founding members of the Pennsylvania chapter of the Foster Care Alumni of America.
Kids
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Billy Penn

‘They got us panicking’: Pa. foster youth await any sign of help from Gov. Wolf

Pennsylvania is lagging behind other states in this regard, according to foster youth advocates.

5 years ago

Antiviral drug
Medicine
Public Health

FDA allows emergency use of drug for coronavirus

Remdesivir is the first drug shown to help fight COVID-19, which has killed more than 230,000 people worldwide.

5 years ago

Medical assistant Michelle Gravinese (left) helps her colleague Kayla Clauso put on protective gear before administering COVID-19 tests at a testing site in the Motor Vehicle Commission parking lot in Camden, New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Testing in N.J. prisons to begin, $1.4B paid to unemployed

After drawing criticism for not doing enough to curb the spread of COVID-19 in prisons, the state says it will test everyone.

5 years ago

Volunteer Diamon Logan with Broad Street Ministry distributes food as part of a new initiative called Step Up to the Plate, outside City Hall in Philadelphia, Friday, April 17, 2020. The program aims to help those with food insecurity and is a partnership of Broad Street Ministry, Prevention Point Philadelphia, and Project HOME, with the City of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Addiction
Public Health

Addiction, recovery and the pandemic

How are people living with addiction or in recovery coping during the pandemic? And how is the covid-19 impacting the opioid crisis in Philadelphia?

Air Date: May 1, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
U.S. National Library of Medicine poster
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Biology
Public Health

Outbreaks and Epidemics: The Role of Public Health

You know you’ve made it when you get parodied on Saturday Night Live … by none other than Brad Pitt. And you really know you’ve ...

Air Date: May 1, 2020

Listen 48:56
The Red Cross Blood Donation Center on Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Medicine
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

How COVID-19 led to a blood shortage, and why that’s troubling

Blood donations by African Americans dropped by 50% since mid-March, when many drives were canceled. That affects sickle cell patients seeking a match.

5 years ago

Listen 1:37
City Hall in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Economy
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly Mayor Jim Kenney seeks tax hikes, service cuts to offset pandemic’s $649M bill

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the city’s budget. Kenney hopes to use tax increases to prevent major service reductions.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump
Public Health

US intel: Coronavirus not manmade, still studying lab theory

The conclusion of intelligence agencies comes as President Trump touts the as-yet-unproven theory that a Wuhan infectious disease lab was the source of the COVID pandemic.

5 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx
Health Care
National
Public Health

Fauci warns states against ‘tempting’ a coronavirus rebound

Fauci’s warnings came after President Trump said the federal government would not extend its social distancing guidelines past Thursday.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump and Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Murphy meets with Trump and gets 550,000 test kits

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy took his pressure campaign for direct cash assistance to the White House on Thursday. And came back with a promise of 550,000 test kits.

5 years ago

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