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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Paying rent with security deposits, Rutgers officials take pay cut

“During this emergency renters should have the ability to tap this deposit to help them secure their place in their home,” Gov. Phil Murphy said.

6 years ago

duPont Hospital, ChristianaCare hospital system staff and the Delaware National Guard conduct training
Delaware
Health Care
Public Health

Coronavirus update: New data shows race discrepancy in Delaware cases

Latinx and black Delawareans have a higher rate of infection than whites, according to new numbers released by the state.

6 years ago

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Radio Times
Behavioral Health
Home & Family
Philadelphia
Public Health

Domestic violence under the quarantine

We talk about the rise in domestic violence with COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and the resources available to victims of abuse.

Air Date: April 24, 2020 10:00 am

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President Donald Trump
Politics
Public Health

Don’t inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea

“We must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body," Lysol's parent company said.

6 years ago

WW2 inspired coronavirus poster
The Pulse
Biology
Environment
Mental Health

How to Stop an Invasion

It feels like we’ve been invaded by an invisible enemy — so scary we don’t even want to go to the grocery store. Inside of hospital ...

Air Date: April 24, 2020

Listen 48:35
An up-close image of a package of Naloxone in someone's hand.
Addiction
Behavioral Health
New Jersey
Public Health

Naloxone by mail? What N.J. addiction help looks like during COVID-19

With coronavirus infections soaring, New Jersey addiction treatment providers are figuring out how to continue offering services — at arm’s length.

6 years ago

Samples of wastewater from sewers in New Castle County reveal a clear picture of coronavirus cases. (Courtesy of New Castle County)
Delaware
Public Health

Researchers at MIT’s Biobot use fecal matter to track coronavirus in Delaware

Samples of wastewater from sewers in New Castle County reveal much higher incidence of the coronavirus than testing shows.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. Health Department addresses discrepancy in death counts

“At times there are things we need to review, and potentially revisit the way the data is being analyzed,” said Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine. “This is one of those times

6 years ago

Medical workers wait for cars to pull up to the swabbing tent at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via Pool)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Philly adds 10 new coronavirus test sites in neighborhoods across the city

Expansion of testing is critical to reopening the economy, experts say.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf. (Spotlight PA)
Business
Pennsylvania
Politics

Wolf offers clarification on his new plan to reopen Pa.

He noted, even when industries — and eventually counties — get the go-ahead to go back to work, that doesn’t mean daily life should go back to normal right away.

6 years ago

Nurses with ChristianaCare test people for the coronavirus in downtown Wilmington on March 13, 2020. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Delaware
Medicine
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Plasma treatments start as Delaware hits 92 deaths

Delaware added 108 new cases of the coronavirus and three more deaths as ChristianaCare starts plasma treatments from a recovered patient.

6 years ago

Volunteers at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Long Branch are coping with a sudden surge in demand for food boxes during the COVID-19 crisis. (Jon Hurdle/NJ Spotlight)
Radio Times
Food & Drink
Public Health

Food insecurity rises amid the pandemic

The pandemic has caused many to lose their jobs, causing more people to become food insecure.

Air Date: April 23, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Medical workers wait for cars to pull up to the swabbing tent at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

Contact tracing for COVID-19 starts on a small scale in Philly

The practice is considered key to reopening society. Some volunteers at the University of Pennsylvania have begun the laborious process.

6 years ago

Dr. Dan Kulp, associate professor in Wistar’s Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center, works with a member of his lab.
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

‘Work hard and quick, but be careful’: Rushing to create a coronavirus vaccine

Despite the challenges, there are many candidates to be the vaccine that knocks out the coronavirus. But are they all equally promising?

6 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health Care
Public Health

What’s holding up coronavirus testing? Lack of necessary chemicals and lab equipment

Researchers say the U.S. needs to test at least 500,000 people a day. But labs and health systems have to share what’s required to perform the tests.

6 years ago

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