
Health
Single-dose vaccine tested as US experts say no corners cut
It will be one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccine studies so far, testing in 60,000 volunteers in the U.S.
5 years ago
One-stop shop for addiction recovery opens in Burlington County
The Recovery Center will begin with online sessions, but it offers a plethora of resources to help residents fight substance abuse.
5 years ago
Del. coronavirus recovery: State now offering at-home COVID testing
The in-home tests are designed especially to help older residents who are at higher risk of infection and may be hesitant to go to a public testing site.
5 years ago
Philly Latinos are under-tested for COVID-19
There are many potential hurdles between Philly Latinos and a COVID-19 test — even though they're contracting the virus at high rates.
Air Date: September 22, 2020
Listen 18:26‘Enormous and tragic’: US has lost more than 200,000 people to COVID-19
Over 200,000 people have now died from COVID-19 in the U.S., reaching what was once the upper limit of some estimates for the American death toll.
5 years ago
CDC publishes — then withdraws — guidance on aerosol spread of coronavirus
The now-deleted updates were notable because so far the CDC has stopped short of saying that the virus is airborne.
5 years ago
New PUA payments paused in Pa. due to uptick in suspicious claims
PUA was created through the federal CARES Act and is easier to apply for than other forms of unemployment benefits.
5 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Cases growing in Monmouth, Ocean Counties
Cases numbers in New Jersey are increasing, state officials said on Monday. The rate of spread is highest in the southern part of the state.
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HIV-era policy still limits gay men from giving blood during COVID
The FDA still limits gay men who've recovered from COVID-19 from donating their plasma. It's a relic of the 1980s HIV epidemic advocates say should be a thing of the past.
Air Date: September 21, 2020
Listen 14:30Resist Covid Take 6!: UArts brings Carrie Mae Weems posters to Philly
The awareness campaign with striking posters has already been in New York, Atlanta, Savannah, Miami, Nashville, Dallas and Chicago.
5 years ago
Advances in ICU care are saving more patients who have COVID-19
One thing that has improved a lot over the course of the pandemic is treatment of seriously ill COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Here's one man's success story.
5 years ago
Listen, open up, connect: A mental health expert’s advice on living through a crisis
Decades of living with bipolar disorder was "training" for the coronavirus pandemic, says Terri Cheney, whose new book shares lessons for navigating the times we live in.
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How faulty data, Big Pharma and the fallout from hydroxychloroquine has haunted the research world, as desperate doctors and researchers look for a COVID-19 treatment.
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Listen 14:52For some new doctors, the pandemic means more responsibility with less training
As some hospitals became overwhelmed during the early days of the pandemic, educational requirements for residents in especially hard-hit regions were suspended.
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Listen 7:15Why can’t America make enough N95 masks? 6 months into pandemic, shortages persist
There's just not enough PPE to go around. Medics are re-using masks and small practices can't find supplies they can afford. Some manufacturers could help, but it's risky.
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