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An antibody test for the coronavirus can indicate whether someone has been infected, but it's just one measure of immunity, researchers say. How robust that immunity is and how long it lasts are still open questions. (Simon Dawson/AP Photo)
Public Health

Officials change COVID testing advice, bewildering experts

The new guidance was posted earlier this week on the website of a federal agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5 years ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Aging
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Justice Department asks N.J., Pa. for data on nursing home coronavirus policies

The Justice Department is asking whether policies “may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents.”

5 years ago

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR CVS HEALTH - Alysses Goree, CVS Pharmacy Technician, processes a rapid COVID-19 test at the Ibn Sina Foundation Community Clinic on Saturday, July 18, 2020, in Houston. The site is one of several locations where CVS Health is providing free COVID-19 testing in partnership with community organizations. (Jill Hunter/CVS Health)
Public Health
Billy Penn

You can now get 15-minute coronavirus test results in Philly: Here’s what to know

Rapid antigen tests can provide a quick answer for COVID infections — but false negatives are an issue.

5 years ago

(Dan Nott for Spotlight PA)
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

‘You’ve got to do something’: Pa. rehabs buckle, begin to close under COVID-19 strain

In a hearing before lawmakers Tuesday, treatment providers, advocates, and state officials warned that the industry has not received dedicated coronavirus relief funding

5 years ago

(Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Fecal bacteria leads to swimming advisories at 3 N.J. beaches

Three New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories Tuesday due to elevated bacteria counts.

5 years ago

A COVID-19 patient is transported at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey, on March 19, 2020. (Jeff Rhode /Holy Name Medical Center)
The Why
Medicine
Mental Health

COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ face uncertain future

Many people who had COVID-19 are still experiencing symptoms weeks and months after they were infected. Now, a Penn clinic is trying to help these "long haulers" recover.

Air Date: August 25, 2020

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President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Government Accountability
Medicine
Public Health

FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus

Trump hailed the decision as a historic breakthrough even though the treatment’s value has not been established.

5 years ago

Narberth Ambulance Paramedic Andrew Schifferli, left, and EMT Eric McKeever, right, wear full PPE during a call at a nursing home in Wynnewood, PA, on April 17, 2020, in Ardmore, Pa. (Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Philadelphia
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: State on track to test all long-term care facilities by September

Philly’s contact tracing efforts indicate the virus is primarily spreading among household and family members, and even small gatherings or travel with friends.

5 years ago

Postal workers prepare mail for delivery
NPR
Medicine
National
Public Health

Postal Service slowdowns cause dangerous delays in medication delivery

Mail-order prescriptions are another victim of recent changes to USPS operations around the country. For some, getting your mail on time could be a matter of life or death.

5 years ago

After shuttering bar districts early in the pandemic, Hong Kong reopened them in May. Some have been linked to new clusters of cases. (Roy Liu/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

Why the coronavirus is so ‘superspready’

A key feature that helps this virus superspread is its ability to transmit through the air in closed indoor settings, says Dr. Joshua Schiffe.

5 years ago

Donor gives blood (Courtesy of BigStockPhoto.com)
LGBTQ
Medicine
Public Health
Sex & Relationships

Blood, plasma donation policies reflect fears born in an earlier epidemic: HIV in the 1980s

Men can’t give blood, or plasma for COVID patients, if they’ve had sex with men in the past 3 months. Some hope to reverse what they see as anti-gay bias.

5 years ago

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Ranem Atia is a contact tracer for the Philaderlphia Health Department. (Photo courtesy of Ranem Atia)
The Why
Philadelphia
Public Health

Detective, social worker, telemarketer: Contact tracers wear many hats

Meet one of Philadelphia's contact tracers, the city workers who play critical role for understanding where and how fast COVID-19 is spreading — and for saving lives.

Air Date: August 24, 2020

Listen 15:21
President Donald Trump
National
Politics
Public Health

Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19

The plasma treatment may provide benefits to those battling the coronavirus, but the evidence has been inconclusive as to how it works or how best to administer it.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump
NPR
Public Health

FDA authorizes convalescent plasma as emergency treatment for COVID-19

Reports last week suggested that some health officials said that data from the Mayo Clinic's program wasn't strong enough to warrant approval for emergency use authorization.

5 years ago

Rita Woidislawsky, Avram Woidislawsky, Gal Jurick and Tal Erez
Home & Family
Philadelphia
Public Health

COVID-19 almost killed this Philly man 3 times. Somehow, it didn’t

His vocal cords were damaged. He has a painful sore and must use a walker. But 80-year-old Avram Woidislawsky is working hard at enjoying life again.

5 years ago

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