Health
What Philly’s yellow phase means for businesses, CliffsNotes edition
A quick reference guide to Mayor Kenney’s “Safer at Home” plan.
6 years ago
‘New normal’ for non-COVID health care
As the Philly restrictions, doctors are starting to reschedule routine visits. Here's why many of the changes they've made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will stick.
Air Date: June 8, 2020
Listen 17:30Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly libraries stay closed in early days of ‘yellow’
As the yellow phase progresses, select locations among the city’s 55 library branches will make pickups and returns available; no date has been announced.
6 years ago
Del. coronavirus recovery: New testing sites in New Castle County
New Castle County announced free COVID-19 testing sites in Wilmington, Newark, New Castle and Middletown.
6 years ago
Black Philly therapists are raising $15K to provide free mental health resources to people of color
“It’s just super important to band together...and make sure that you understand the importance of healing within the devastation that we have all faced throughout this time.”
6 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Rules set for summer camps
The state Health Department moved forward with issuing guidelines for camps and youth summer programs to limit the spread of COVID-19.
6 years ago
Doctors race for answers as kids fight rare inflammatory syndrome tied to coronavirus
While early research suggests the condition is rare, experts are still racing to answer even the most basic questions about the illness.
6 years ago
She’s a frontline doctor in Philly. Her husband has lung cancer. Now, a simple hug is dangerous.
When Lauren Jenkins learned a coworker had COVID-19, she did what once would've seemed unthinkable — separating from her two sons and a husband with stage IV cancer.
6 years ago
Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 400,000
Johns Hopkins University noted the grim milestone on Sunday. The United States — at more than 109,000 — accounts for more than a quarter of those deaths.
6 years ago
Officials: Shore house gatherings lead to 11 new COVID-19 cases in Bucks County
Bucks County officials linked one-third of new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday to someone who spread the virus at recent Jersey Shore gatherings.
6 years ago
Play ball! Delaware offers guidance for return to baseball
As the number of new COVID-19 case numbers continues to decline, Delaware Gov. John Carney said recreational baseball and softball games can resume.
6 years ago
Tear gassing protesters during an infectious outbreak called ‘a recipe for disaster’
Deploying these corrosive, inhalable chemicals could harm people in several ways, including exposing more people to the coronavirus.
6 years ago
Union leaders say they have to fight for everything nursing home staff need to protect themselves from COVID-19, a virus that has been particularly deadly in nursing homes.
6 years ago
Listen 2:12The Impact of Police Violence on Health
The killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis has sparked another wave of national outrage over police brutality and viol ...
Air Date: June 5, 2020
Listen 48:58Philly is ‘yellow’ now. Is it ready?
City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley says the numbers justify reopening as his department watches closely for signs of new outbreaks.
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