Health
4 more states added to Pennsylvania travel quarantine list
The state earlier issued the recommendation for self-quarantine for people coming to the commonwealth from 15 other states.
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Kids feel pandemic stress too. Here’s how to help them thrive
For children, the distress shows itself in difficult moods, stomachaches or even regression to behaviors from earlier childhood.
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Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
Experts predicted states that saw increases in cases and hospitalizations would, at some point, see deaths rise too. Now that's happening.
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Anatomy of a COVID-19 conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theories need just the right ingredients to take off within a population, and the COVID-19 pandemic has been a breeding ground for them.
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COVID-19 heroes must jump through hoops for workers’ comp
Essential workers who get the coronavirus on the job have no guarantee in most states they'll qualify for workers' compensation to cover lost wages and medical care.
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Nation’s pediatricians walk back support for in-person school
They made it clear that while in-person school provides crucial benefits to children, "Public health agencies must make recommendations based on evidence, not politics."
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Sussex prison joins nearby beach areas as Delaware’s newest coronavirus epicenter
Corrections officials had eliminated an earlier outbreak at the state’s biggest state prison near Smyrna. Now its facility in Georgetown has become a hot spot.
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Bucks, Montco residents get a virtual update on planned multi-site PFAS study
Thursday night’s session offered 149 community members a presentation on the research effort announced last year. The Q&A went more than an hour.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Deal on $9.9B borrowing plan; transmission rate dips
A four member legislative panel, which would include two members of the Senate and two members of the Assembly, would have to approve any borrowing.
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FOSTA-SESTA was supposed to thwart sex trafficking. Instead, it’s sparked a movement
Why sex workers say the laws harm the most vulnerable among their ranks — and put their lives in danger.
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Listen 17:04Air Date: July 10, 2020
Listen 48:53One woman’s mission to make sure everyone carries Narcan — including drug dealers
In Kensington, Rosalind Pichardo learned, people using drugs usually want to have Narcan on hand. Drug dealers were tougher to convince.
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Listen 9:27Boredom: making the most of it
Why does boredom drive some people to risky behaviors and others to creative ones? We'll learn how to channel boredom into something positive.
Air Date: July 9, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as coronavirus surges
Some Americans are left to wonder why the U.S. can't seem to get its act together, especially after it was given fair warning as the virus spread in China and elsewhere.
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3 million cases: Coronavirus continues to surge across U.S.
One million of those cases have been confirmed over the past month — part of a wave of infection that began after many states started to reopen their economies in May.
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