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Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

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

A syringe with an influenza vaccine inside heads to its mark during a flu vaccination at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (LM Otero/AP Photo)
The Why
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘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

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Free Library of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

Pa. 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

National Guard soldiers and airmen assist with a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site.
Delaware
Public Health

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

Saleemah McNeil
Mental Health
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

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

Summer Camp. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
New Jersey
Public Health

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

Two nurses in the pediatric intensive care unit at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., communicate via walkie-talkie, as one helps on floor with COVID-19 patients and her colleague stands by to assist.
NPR
Kids
Public Health

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

Dr. Lauren Jenkins reads to her twin sons, Pierce and Ashton, while wearing her
NPR
Home & Family
Public Health

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

More than 6.9 million people worldwide have been infected since the first reported case of the coronavirus late last year.
NPR
National
Public Health

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

Victorian houses along the beach in Cape May.
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Public Health

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

(Motionshooter / BigStock)
Delaware
Public Health

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 gas rises as protesters face off with police during a demonstration on May 31 outside the White House over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police. (Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Policing
Public Safety

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

Stanley Dawson, a dietary aid at a local nursing home is also a union representative with SEIU Pennsylvania. Dawson has been fighting for hazard pay and personal protective equipment for service workers like him at his facility since COVID-19 began. (Photo by Kerith Gabriel)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Broke in Philly

‘They don’t care about us’: Nursing home staff fight for fair wage, PPE inside COVID-19 ravaged facilities

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

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Police and protesters clash Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Philadelphia, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Pulse
Policing
Public Health
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity

The 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

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An airwoman provides a COVID-19 test
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly 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.

6 years ago

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