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Eileen Carroll, left, sits for a portrait as her daughter, Lily, 11, attends school remotely from their home in Warwick, R.I
NPR
National
Public Health

Do-it-yourself contact tracing is a ‘last resort’ in communities besieged by COVID-19

In recent weeks, it's not just the number of positive cases that has increased, overwhelming case investigators, but also the number of contacts that each of those people has.

5 years ago

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new coronavirus testing mandate for travelers coming from the U.K. with the goal of blocking the spread of a new virus variant that originated in England. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Public Health
Travel

U.S. now requires all U.K. travelers to have a negative coronavirus test

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new testing mandate for U.K. travelers coming into the U.S. after an outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in England.

5 years ago

Festive mulled wine
The Pulse
Behavioral Health

Booze, Science and Our Health

We all know that drinking a lot of alcohol is bad for your health. It’s tied to heart disease, heightened risk for some cancers, addict ...

Air Date: December 25, 2020

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Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps Chief Jacob Finklestein, 25, responding to calls
NPR
New Jersey
Public Health

New Jersey EMTs in early epicenter of coronavirus outbreak brace for surge

The state's hospitalizations have reached levels not seen since mid-May, but the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps crew say they're only getting a handful of COVID calls.

5 years ago

Residents from St. Joseph's Senior Home are helped onto buses in Woodbridge, N.J.,
NPR
Aging
New Jersey
Public Health

The tragedy of ‘St Joe’s’

In March, a coronavirus outbreak at St. Joseph's in Woodbridge, New Jersey, led state officials to evacuate all 78 of its residents. Within weeks, nearly half were dead.

5 years ago

Registered nurse Nicole Grecco looks through a small window while working in a COVID-19 unit at Mission Hospital
Health Care
National
Public Health

Nurses fear what’s to come: ‘Walk down our unit for a day’

Nurses in overtaxed hospitals are afraid that people aren't taking precautions as coronavirus cases surge, and they especially fear what's next.

5 years ago

Contact tracer Toni Parlanti of Stamford, Conn., calls a person identified as having been potentially exposed to the coronavirus this week. States and territories report they have more than 70,000 people working on contact tracing as of December. (John Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

For overwhelmed and burnt out COVID-19 contact tracers, help is (hopefully) coming

NPR's survey finds the contact tracing workforce now tops 70K, a dramatic increase in the last two months. But to truly meet the growing demand, new federal funding is key.

5 years ago

Smoky skies cast a reddish glow to San Francisco skies when the Northern California wildfires were burning earlier this year. (Ray Chavez/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
NPR
Environment
Public Health

We all know smoke is bad for your health. It could be worse than you think

Could smoke carry disease-causing microorganisms? "It's a very new idea to think of smoke as having a living component."

5 years ago

Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport
Home & Family
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus update: ‘Don’t screw up Christmas,’ Murphy says

Murphy noted that the increase in infections and hospitalizations after Thanksgiving was “better than we feared” but said it was no time for the state to let its guard down.

5 years ago

Travellers wear face masks while passing through the south security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport
National
Public Health
Travel

US holiday travel surges despite pleas from public health officials

More than 5 million people passed through the nation’s airport security checkpoints between Friday and Tuesday, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

5 years ago

The interior of a restaurant, with stools overturned on tables
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Wolf calls for $145 million in small-business relief

The governor said he wants the legislature to prioritize the funding to businesses that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.

5 years ago

Surgeon General of the U.S. Jerome Adams, left, elbow-bumps Emergency Room technician Demetrius Mcalister after Mcalister got the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination
Medicine
National
Public Health

Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses

The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31.

5 years ago

Boxes on a conveyor belt at an Amazon fulfillment center
Business
New Jersey

After spike in asymptomatic cases, N.J. Amazon warehouse serving Philly shuts down through Christmas

An Amazon warehouse that serves the Philly and Trenton area is shut down through Christmas because of an asymptomatic coronavirus spike among employees.

5 years ago

Dustin Mitchell fills up a growler for take-out orders at Iron Hill Brewery. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Food & Drink

Del. coronavirus update: Expanded grants for restaurants, bars

Hospitality businesses will get a 50 percent bonus to supplement any money already received from Delaware’s Relief Grant program.

5 years ago

Cars are lined up at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for coronavirus testing
NPR
National
Public Health

Vaccines are coming, but the US still needs more testing to stop the surge

The U.S. conducts nearly 2 million coronavirus tests daily. A new analysis shows millions more are needed to protect the most vulnerable.

5 years ago

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