
Health
Chester County will notify thousands of ‘questionable’ COVID results
A Pennsylvania county has acknowledged that tests it purchased from a local biotech start-up produced “potentially inaccurate” results for thousands of people.
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Experts worry as US coronavirus restrictions are eased or violated
While some Americans may see loosening restrictions as a welcome step closer to normal, public health experts warn the U.S. is setting itself up for failure — again.
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The majority of children who die from COVID-19 are children of color
According to data reported to the CDC, 121 children died from COVID-19 between February and July of this year. And 78% were Hispanic, Black or Native American.
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For many Latinos in Philadelphia, ‘getting sick is just impossible’
Only 6.2% of the city’s Latinos have been tested for the coronavirus, though they are at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. Access is just one reason.
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Listen 3:27New app could help track Delaware COVID-19 cases
The new COVID Alert DE app could alert users that someone they’ve been in close contact with has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly testing positive at lowest rates since March
For the week that ended last Saturday, the average number of cases each day was 67, and 2.6% of tests came back positive.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: College kids drive uptick in COVID-19 cases
College students are driving big increases in COVID-19 cases throughout Pennsylvania, particularly in north central and northeast regions.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Officials warn of a ‘twindemic,’ plan to test contact tracing app
With fall around the corner, New Jersey officials urged residents to get vaccinated for the flu.
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Incarcerated instead of in treatment
A Bucks woman's experience shows incarceration can make mental illness worse — and that a Pa. law meant to help people instead of putting them behind bars isn't working.
Air Date: September 14, 2020
Listen 14:55As Trump played down coronavirus, health experts’ alarm grew
Three days after delivering his “deadly” assessment in a private call with journalist Bob Woodward, Trump told a New Hampshire rally on Feb. 10, “It’s going to be fine."
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New medical device aims to stimulate COVID patients’ lung function post-ventilator
Ventilator use atrophies the diaphragm, the muscle we use for breathing. The Lungpacer is designed to help coax it back to work, to enhance recovery.
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A COVID-19 vaccine may be only 50% effective. Is that good enough?
As scientists race to develop a vaccine that proves "safe and effective," that doesn't mean it will prevent infection in everyone who gets it.
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Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way?
At this very moment a vast world exists that’s free of the coronavirus, where people can mingle without masks and watch the pandemic unfold from thousands of miles away.
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Oxford, AstraZeneca to resume coronavirus vaccine trial
AstraZeneca said that globally some 18,000 people have received the vaccine as part of the trial.
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As COVID-19 vaccine trials move at warp speed, recruiting Black volunteers takes time
So far at least, participation by people of color volunteers in coronavirus trials has increased only slightly, compared to usual low levels.
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