Health
Coronavirus and Super Tuesday voting: It’s touchy
Elections can be very tactile. Touchscreen voting machines, paper ballots, large crowds.
4 years ago
Can your well water make you sick? No testing is required in Pennsylvania.
Shirley and Bob Redcay, of Denver, were sure their home was getting clean drinking water from the brand-new well on their property.
4 years ago
Two bills in Harrisburg to regulate supervised injection sites
Two separate efforts progressing in Harrisburg to regulate supervised injection sites, including a complete ban.
4 years ago
No positive tests for coronavirus in Pa., N.J., Del
New Jersey and Delaware officials said Monday that their states still had no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.
4 years ago
Temple, University of Delaware cancel programs in Rome over coronavirus
Temple University ends semester in Rome promises on-line completion to semester.
4 years ago
Watch: Governor Murphy holds coronavirus preparedness press conference
Governor Phil Murphy outlines New Jersey’s preparedness activities related to the outbreak of novel coronavirus on March 2, 2020, in Trenton.
4 years ago
A guide: How to prepare your home for coronavirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling Americans that they should be prepared for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in their community.
4 years ago
As testing quickly ramps up, expect more U.S. coronavirus cases
As labs across the United States quickly ramp up their ability to test for the novel coronavirus, public health officials are anxiously awaiting results.
4 years ago
Airport workers fear they’re unprotected from the coronavirus
After passengers filed off a flight from China five weeks ago, cabin cleaners at the Los Angeles International Airport were sent in to clean the plane.
4 years ago
Good medical care can suffer late in the day
A woman came to my clinic to discuss her irregular menstrual periods. She had scheduled the appointment weeks in advance, and we were slated to have 20 minutes together.
4 years ago
Temple closing Italy campus over coronavirus; students told to leave
Temple University says students in Italy will have to make their own arrangements and fly home as the school closes its satellite campus in the European nation.
4 years ago
First person dies of coronavirus in U.S.
A person in Washington state infected with coronavirus has died, according to the Seattle and King County Department of Health.
4 years ago
How ready is Philadelphia for the coronavirus?
How prepared is Philadelphia — and its residents — for the arrival of COVID-19? Pandemic experts weigh in on the city’s vulnerabilities, and the best ways to prep.
4 years ago
Inpatient care services may not totally disappear from Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, if the right partners can be found.
4 years ago
Coronavirus 101: What you need to know to prepare and prevent
As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family.
4 years ago