Health
Temple delays start of semester, cancels spring break due to COVID-19 concerns
Temple University won't welcome back graduate and undergraduate students until Jan. 19, 2021 as the university deals with educating students amid the coronavirus.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: State and Philly Health Depts. urge caution amid surge in cases
Consider canceling family holiday gatherings, says Philly Health Commissioner Farley. Be mindful of flu season, state Health Secretary Levine says.
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Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the US, as feared
Health experts had warned that it was only a matter of time before deaths turned upward, given the record-breaking surge in cases engulfing the country.
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If the ACA falls, protecting preexisting conditions could be harder than it sounds
A Kaiser Family Foundation estimate suggests around 54 million people have conditions that — without legal protections — could prompt health insurers to deny them policies.
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They work in several nursing homes to eke out a living, and that spreads the virus
On average, each U.S. nursing home is connected to seven others through shared staff, a study by Yale and UCLA researchers suggests.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Vaccination plan filed with CDC
Gov. Phil Murphy announced that the state submitted the first draft of its COVID-19 vaccination plan on Oct. 16.
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Colleges turn to wastewater testing in an effort to flush out the coronavirus
People who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, shed virus particles through their poop when they go to the bathroom.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: State sees highest new daily case count since pandemic began
With case counts exceeding 1,000 every day for the last 21 days, state health officials say the current fall surge is starting to outpace the initial wave of infections.
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Universal mask wearing could save some 130,000 lives in the US, study suggests
The study suggests that if 95% of Americans wore masks in public it could drastically reduce the amount of COVID-19 deaths by February.
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Thanksgiving in the time of COVID-19: To grandmother’s house or no?
COVID-19 cases are surging across the country and with Thanksgiving right around the corner, is it safe to travel to spend the holiday with friends and family?
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Murphy again renews New Jersey’s public health emergency
Gov. Phil Murphy has once again signed an executive order to extend New Jersey’s public health emergency, citing a steep increase in coronavirus cases in recent days.
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U.S. records highest number of coronavirus cases in 1 day since pandemic began
Cases of the virus have been rising in the U.S. since mid-September.
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866 chairs at Independence Hall symbolize Pa.’s 8,660 COVID victims
The memorial opened as Pennsylvania experiences another surge of the deadly coronavirus.
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Pennsylvania reports largest one-day total of coronavirus cases
“Daily increases are now comparable with what we saw in April 2020,” said a press release from the state’s Department of Health.
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Employee at Berks County immigration detention center tests positive for COVID-19
The employee was a member of the medical staff and that the center was responding by cleaning the building and contact tracing.
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