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Health

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

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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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Homer City Generating Station
Environment
Public Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

New air quality report claims climate change will make it harder to protect health

The newest ALA report shows some progress in Pennsylvania, but challenges remain.

6 years ago

A SEPTA bus driver wears a protective mask as he drives through Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA union cancels ‘job action’ as negotiations continue over coronavirus protections

A union action could significantly disrupt transit service on Thursday. SEPTA employees are demanding coronavirus victim benefits and increased safety measures.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Murphy corrects prosecutor, calls McConnell ‘utterly irresponsible’

The New Jersey governor on Wednesday clarified COVID-19 testing protocols and called on federal lawmakers to help states “in their most profound hour of need.”

6 years ago

A mounted police officer patrols while wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus in Philadelphia, Friday, April 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. Gov. Wolf lays out reopening plans

On Wednesday night, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf laid out more details of his measured step-by-step plan to reopen the state starting May 8.

6 years ago

A jogger can be seen in the distance running in Wilmington
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware’s biggest daily surge in cases

Delaware saw its biggest jump in cases of the coronavirus, just one day after the state recorded its largest increase in deaths.

6 years ago

A federal medical station is set up at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Monday, March 30, 2020, to accommodate an influx in hospital patients due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

Coronavirus at Temple University Hospital

Temple University Hospital has more COVID-19 patients than any other Philadelphia hospital. How their overworked staff is caring for the city's most vulnerable.

6 years ago

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