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The Pulse

Full House: Multigenerational Living and Health

One in five Americans live in a multigenerational household — that means at least two separate adult generations share the space. Think ...

Air Date: December 11, 2020

Listen 53:20
Audio producer Rachael Bongiorno spent lockdown with her mother, Rose, her older sister, brother-in-law, and their two children Amelie, 9, and Siena, 7, (pictured) in Melbourne, Australia. (Courtesy of Rachael Bongiorno)
The Pulse
Aging
Home & Family
Housing

Locking down with Grandma: How multigenerational living can be beneficial for the oldest and youngest generations

It was a time of togetherness and fun. When other grandparents and children had to be apart, these kids got to learn from an experienced teacher.

5 years ago

Listen 7:37
COVID-19 has ripped through communities with high rates of household crowding. Ana Cordero and her family felt that firsthand. An inside look into how the virus spreads in cramped multigenerational homes. Ana (left) as a young girl (at 6 years old) with her family at The Bronx Zoo. (Courtesy of Ana Cordero)
The Pulse
Home & Family
Public Health

When togetherness means home is no safe haven

COVID-19 has ripped through communities with high rates of household crowding. An inside look into how the virus spreads in cramped multigenerational homes.

5 years ago

Listen 19:27
Dr. David Tam of Beebe Healthcare (center with black mask) says his staff is suffering from
Delaware
Health Care
Public Health

‘Combat fatigue’ for Del. caregivers as COVID-19 hospitalizations at all-time high

Nurses, hospital directors and public health officials worry that the growing number of patients could overwhelm the system and caregivers.

5 years ago

Listen 2:07
Documents created by Pfizer for the meeting with the Food and Drug Administration advisory panel, as Pfizer seeks approval for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine, are seen on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. The meeting of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration represented the next-to-last hurdle before the expected start of the biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history. Depending on how fast the FDA signs off on the panel's recommendation, shots could begin within days. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Medicine
Public Health

U.S. panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to follow the recommendation issued Thursday by its expert advisers.

5 years ago

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks with a dog
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Cases remain high as rumors swirl over holiday restrictions

The Wolf administration has announced a planned press conference for 4 p.m. Thursday to provide “an update on COVID-19 in the commonwealth.”

5 years ago

People line up outside a community center to take a free COVID-19 test
Philadelphia
Public Health

What does ‘community spread’ of the coronavirus mean right now?

There are pleas for caution and newer, tighter restrictions on our activities — with possibly more on the way, even along with the coming vaccines.

5 years ago

Philly skyline
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Philly has a higher COVID case rate than the national average — but lower than Pa. overall

This chart allows you to gauge how well Philadelphia is containing coronavirus spread.

5 years ago

People wait in line for coronavirus tests in Los Angeles
NPR
National
Public Health

US hits highest 1-day toll from coronavirus with 3,054 deaths

The staggering spike in fatalities and infections has overwhelmed hospitals, an increase many experts attribute to relaxed precautions at Thanksgiving.

5 years ago

Tim Jennings (foreground) and Jon Horton, officials at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, have been lining up supplies, including dry ice, in preparation for the coronavirus vaccine. (Sarah McCammon/NPR)
NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

At hospitals, a race to save ‘hundreds of thousands’ of lives with new vaccine

With the first COVID-19 vaccines expected to be shipped out within days, health care providers are scrambling to prepare for an unprecedentedly high-stakes vaccine rollout.

5 years ago

A health care worker walks past some of the vehicles lined up for COVID-19 testing at a drive-thru site, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Pa. coronavirus update: Montgomery County coronavirus hospitalizations rise

There are now more COVID-19 hospitalizations in the county than there were in the spring, said Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, chair of the Montco Board of Commissioners.

5 years ago

A nurse in the U.K. prepares to administer COVID-19 vaccinations earlier this month.
NPR
International
Public Health

Canada authorizes use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech is the first to be authorized by Canadian officials. The decision makes Canada just the third country to grant such authorization.

5 years ago

Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia.
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Judge’s ruling on Einstein-Jefferson merger hinges on insurers, not patients

A federal judge ruled the Federal Trade Commission cannot stop a merger between Einstein Healthcare Network and Jefferson Health, both with hospitals in the Philly region.

5 years ago

Care home worker Pillay Jagambrun, 61, receives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in The Vaccination Hub at Croydon University Hospital in London, on the first day of the largest immunization program in the UK's history, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. (Dan Charity/Pool via AP)
Radio Times
Medicine
Public Health

COVID Vaccines: Is the wait really over?

We discuss the science behind the vaccines, the rollout and who will be lining up to get vaccinated.

Air Date: December 9, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy’s Hospital in London
International
Medicine
Public Health

UK probing if allergic reactions linked to Pfizer vaccine

U.K. regulators say people who have a “significant history’’ of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer COVID vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions.

5 years ago

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