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Delaware
Public Health
Religion

Coronavirus update: Delaware pastor sues over church restrictions

Rev. Christopher Bullock is suing Gov. Carney, claiming the restrictions are “a severe racially discriminatory purpose and effect on the African-American faith community."

6 years ago

Philadelphia's Schuylkill River Trail
Radio Times
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Contact tracing and the fight against COVID-19

We look at how contact tracing works and speak to Montgomery County Commissioner Valerie Arkoosh about the high infection rates in the Pa. county.

Air Date: May 19, 2020 10:00 am

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Dr. Max Lazarus, a medical resident at a hospital on Long Island, N.Y., is one of some 130,000 medical residents in the U.S., many of whom have found themselves on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Max Lazarus)
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Health Care
Public Health

Doctors in training learn hard lessons during the pandemic

Many are pulling long hours in emergency departments and intensive care units treating patients infected with the coronavirus

6 years ago

Police patrol car with flashing lights and siren on
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Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. health care aide charged after allegedly refusing to self-isolate; patient, 80, dies

A New Jersey aide faces charges after five members of her patient's household got COVID-19. The aide allegedly went to work after taking a test and being told to self-isolate.

6 years ago

Circles drawn on the lawn of Domino Park in Brooklyn help enforce social distancing guidelines. (Two Trees Management)
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘Human parking spots’ could help Philly residents keep social distance at parks

Philadelphia officials are considering painting circles onto parkland to help visitors maintain social distancing recommendations.

6 years ago

Nearly 80 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard are assisting Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency with operating a COVID-19 testing site in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County. (Master Sgt. George Roach / Pennsylvania National Guard)
Aging
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. enlists PEMA, National Guard to try to slow spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities

The teams are designed to provide relief for staff as well as training on use of personal protective equipment.

6 years ago

Shoppers began showing up earlier this month at International Plaza in Tampa, Fla. Mall business has been slow to pick up, with a lot of people still reluctant to venture out. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
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Business
Economy
Public Health

Businesses are reopening, but customers may not be ready to go back

Analysts say that businesses and their customers, through their actions, will decide when the economy opens up again.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump tells reporters that he is taking zinc and hydroxychloroquine during a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Medicine
Public Health

Trump says he’s taking malaria drug in case he gets virus

The FDA warned health professionals last month that the drug should not be used outside of hospital or research settings, due to sometimes fatal side effects.

6 years ago

Customers lined up with masks and mostly maintained their distance Sunday at the Home Depot near Newark, Delaware. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Hospitalizations, rate of positive tests continue to drop in Delaware

The number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals dropped to 229 over the weekend -- the lowest total in a month.

6 years ago

Neal Browning receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, Monday, March 16, 2020, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. Browning is the second patient to receive the shot in the study. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Medicine
National
Public Health

Moderna: Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging

A Massachusetts company says its experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing.

6 years ago

Philadelphia's Schuylkill River Trail
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Has the pandemic cleaned up our air? Answers could lie on your doorstep

Coronavirus-induced shutdowns have given researchers an unusual moment to study air quality.

6 years ago

Casa de Salud clinicians, staff and health apprentices
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Health Care
National
Public Health

Medicaid clinics and doctors have been last in line for COVID-19 relief funding

"If we wait, core components of the Medicaid delivery system could fail during, or soon after, this pandemic," wrote the National Association of Medicaid Directors.

6 years ago

Uber responds to the coronavirus
National
Public Health
Transportation

Uber to require drivers and riders to wear face masks starting Monday

The ride-hailing giant is preparing riders and drivers alike for a “new normal” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

A driver opens a self-testing kit at a CVS drive-through. (Provided by CVS Health)
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

CVS, Rite-Aid expand free drive-through COVID-19 testing in Pennsylvania

Testing more people is important, but a negative result does not necessarily mean someone is in the clear.

6 years ago

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Unemployed people wait outside the state Labor Bureau in New York City in 1933.
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National
Public Health

‘A lot to be hopeful for’: Crisis seen as historic, not another Great Depression

The speed and scale of the economic crash have drawn comparisons to the Great Depression. But experts say this downturn should be shorter.

6 years ago

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