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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks to the press Thursday at the U.S. Capitol. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
Public Health

Speaker Pelosi: President Trump’s effort to sideline the WHO is ‘dangerous’

"It's stupid — it's more than stupid; it's dangerous," Pelosi told NPR.

6 years ago

Police tape covers park benches in Rutherford, New Jersey, to enforce social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Murphy says N.J. may lift stay-at-home orders ‘as one state’

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to outline the broad strokes of the state’s plan to ease social distancing measures on Monday.

6 years ago

Coronavirus antibody test kits are key to plans for proposed
NPR
National
Public Health

‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients are immune, WHO says

The World Health Organization warned against "immunity passports," which allow travel only to recovered patients, saying studies must confirm whether people are indeed safe.

6 years ago

'Anatomy of the Breast' by Sr. Astley Paston Cooper, 1840. (Jefferson Digital Commons)
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Inside the Jefferson medical archives, where the most popular item is 1840’s ‘Anatomy of the Breast’

Pass time in quarantine exploring health records of Philly’s past.

6 years ago

Springfield Hospital in Delaware County.
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Don’t count on national stockpile, feds tell Pa.; Springfield Hospital closes all but ER

The Delaware County hospital cited a drop in patients and said the decision was temporary, according to a published report.

6 years ago

Only 28% of the factories that make active ingredients for pharmaceuticals for the domestic market are located in the U.S., according to the Food and Drug Administration. (Ariana Lindquist/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Business
Medicine

What would it take to bring more pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the U.S.?

The coronavirus pandemic has renewed concerns about the dependence of the United States on other countries for supplies of prescription drugs and ingredients.

6 years ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Aging
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

AARP calls on Pa. to release list of nursing homes with coronavirus cases

The number of long-term care residents and staff impacted by the coronavirus has nearly doubled in the past week, with 5,679 positive cases among residents and 849 deaths.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania's crucial but short-staffed public health nurses
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Cut, now crucial: Pa. slashed the ranks of its contact tracing nurses. Now, they are pivotal to reopening, but only a fraction remain.

For decades, they endured budget cuts, political battles, and a major state Supreme Court case. Now, when we need them most, only a skeleton crew remains.

6 years ago

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

(Facebook/Women Against Abuse)
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

Listen 48:59
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

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