Health
Some insurers waive patients’ share of costs for COVID-19 treatment
Three major health insurance providers have now pledged to shield patients from high medical bills if they need treatment for COVID-19.
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Watch live: White House coronavirus task force holds news briefing
The White House task force is expected to give an update on the nation’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads.
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During this coronavirus pandemic, everybody is telling us to practice social distancing, to isolate with your family. But what happens when someone you live with gets sick?
Air Date: March 30, 2020
Listen 18:53Gov. Wolf extends stay-at-home order to four more Pa. counties
Pennsylvania has quarantined its entire prison population of 44,600 people following the first confirmed COVID-19 case in one of the state’s correctional facilities.
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N.J. to get 300 ventilators from national stockpile, allows craft beer delivery
The additions will help a lot, but won’t meet full need in New Jersey.
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After working with people with substance use disorder for nearly a decade, it’s second nature for Clayton Ruley to remind them not to share syringes for injecting drugs.
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Delaware coronavirus deaths at seven, outbreak at second care facility
Seven people in Delaware have died from coronavirus as of Monday afternoon. The total number of cases in the state is now at 264.
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Census field operations further delayed until April 15 by COVID-19 pandemic
While millions of U.S. households continue to fill out 2020 census forms on their own, the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the Census Bureau to suspend field operations.
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In an effort to boost the number of health care professionals on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, Pennsylvania is chipping away at the bureaucratic barriers.
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Parents worry: Will upended routines mean children with autism lose ground?
With services to support the learning and development of special needs children on hiatus because of the coronavirus, families try to fill the void.
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Listen 1:37Shore town bans short-term rentals by online marketplaces
Ocean City is prohibiting online marketplaces from offering short-term rentals "until further notice," Mayor Jay Gillian announced.
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The Latest: Trump extends federal stay-at-home guidelines
President Trump is extending federal guidelines recommending people stay home and away from one another for another 30 days as the coronavirus continues to spread.
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Gov. orders Delaware visitors to self-quarantine; Pa. reports first COVID-19 case in state prison
Delaware Gov. John Carney is ordering anyone coming from outside the state to self-quarantine for 14 days.
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Opinion: An appeal to youth to face coronavirus with self-sacrifice, not selfishness
Within the past few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed my plans and expectations for my first year of medical school.
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Pennsylvania is now streaming its daily coronavirus briefings with Spanish captions
The Wolf administration added Spanish captions to a web stream of its daily coronavirus briefing Friday.
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