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A CT Scan of the chest of a 66-year-old male reveals patchy rounded hazy spots throughout the lungs. He had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and experienced shortness of breath.
NPR
National
Public Health

We still don’t fully understand the label ‘asymptomatic’

A new paper finds that many of the people studied developed signs of minor lung inflammation while exhibiting no other symptoms of coronavirus.

5 years ago

Lead pipes
NJ Spotlight

Another shot at addressing N.J.’s crisis of lead in drinking water

Lead is a top topic at the inaugural meeting of Assembly special committee; finding the funds to deal with it remains a chief sticking point.

5 years ago

Plastic partitions separate patrons
National
Public Health

Surging U.S. virus cases raise fear that progress is slipping

There's concern that hard-won progress against the scourge is slipping away because of resistance among many Americans to wearing masks and keeping their distance from others.

5 years ago

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is pictured testifying in March on Capitol Hill. He and others leading the federal coronavirus response testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday.
NPR
National
Politics
Public Health

‘None of us have ever been told to slow down on testing,’ Fauci testifies

The committee pressed the health officials for details on why the response has not been more effective and whether Trump prevented health experts from taking action sooner.

5 years ago

An airwoman provides a COVID-19 test
The Why
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Troubles with COVID testing

There's way more testing for COVID-19 now in the Philly region than there was when the lockdowns started three months ago. So why can it still be so tough to get a test?

Air Date: June 22, 2020

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Coronavirus test
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

The deadliest day of the coronavirus in Pa., plus other insights we can glean from the data

It’s been three months since Pennsylvania’s first reported cases of the coronavirus. Here are some key statistics about the outbreak based on our analysis.

5 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask and gloves as a precaution against the coronavirus walks through Love Park, in Philadelphia, Monday, April 13, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philadelphia eclipses 25,000 cases

More than three months after the state began to shut down, Pa. is slowly returning to a new normal, but painful reminders of the outbreak’s toll remain.

5 years ago

Army National Guard Sgt. Eduardo Miranda
National
Public Health

WHO chief warns world leaders not to ‘politicize’ pandemic

The head of the World Health Organization is warning that the coronavirus pandemic “is still accelerating” around the globe.

5 years ago

A man in a mask walks past a mural of a hand on the side of a building in N.Y.C in April.
NPR
Public Health

Yes, wearing masks helps. Here’s why

While politicians spar over the topic, a growing number of scientific studies support the idea that masks are a critical tool in curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

5 years ago

Dewey Beach, Delaware
Delaware
Public Health
Public Spaces

Teens contract coronavirus after partying at Delaware beach

The health department says that while the teens were there, they attended large parties in nearby Rehoboth that may have exposed more than 100 partygoers to the virus.

5 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds a bottle of hydroxychloroquine while raising concerns about its use. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NPR
Medicine
Public Health

NIH halts hydroxychloroquine study; says ‘unlikely’ to help COVID-19 patients

The announcement could represent the final judgment in the effort to determine whether the drug can be used to treat patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

5 years ago

Early results of a new study from University of Oxford researchers show that dexamethasone improved survival in some patients with COVID-19.
NPR
National
Public Health

Doctor warns of risks in rush to embrace a COVID-19 treatment

In a world not pressured by COVID-19, a legit vetting process like that can take years, said Lyke. And she worries that a hasty embrace of a drug could do more harm than good.

5 years ago

An outside dining area of a restaurant in Tucson, Arizona, on Monday, May 11, 2020. There has been an increase in cases in people in their 20s and 30s in pockets around the country. Some experts say it's because of lack of social distancing and mask wearing. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

Younger adults are increasingly testing positive for coronavirus

Some public health experts say the increase is because younger adults may perceive that they are less at risk and are more likely to venture back into society as it reopens.

5 years ago

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a news conference in March. (Chen Junxia/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

Coronavirus spread hits 1-day high, World Health Organization says

The coronavirus pandemic reached a new one-day high Thursday with 150,000 new confirmed cases, according to the WHO, almost half of which were in the Americas.

5 years ago

Residents from St. Joseph's Senior Home are helped on to buses in Woodbridge, N.J., Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Aging
New Jersey

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Nursing homes to permit visitors; hair salons, barber shops to reopen

The state in March banned outside guests in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, which had been reporting a significant number of COVID-19 cases.

5 years ago

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