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Supporters wear medical masks, as fears of coronavirus increase in California, during a campaign rally for Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders in Los Angeles on March 1, 2020. (David McNew/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
National
Politics

Coronavirus and Super Tuesday voting: It’s touchy

Elections can be very tactile. Touchscreen voting machines, paper ballots, large crowds.

6 years ago

Jerry Solomon, of West Lampeter Township, rolls the stone slab that covers his private well water pump at the back of his home on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Can your well water make you sick? No testing is required in Pennsylvania.

Shirley and Bob Redcay, of Denver, were sure their home was getting clean drinking water from the brand-new well on their property.

6 years ago

City council person Mark Squilla speaks at a press conference with other local officials about Senate Bill 933 which would prohibit supervised infection sites unless they are authorized by local governments. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Two bills in Harrisburg to regulate supervised injection sites

Two separate efforts progressing in Harrisburg to regulate supervised injection sites, including a complete ban.

6 years ago

A woman, who declined to give her name, wears a mask in New York out of concern for the coronavirus. Experts say the masks do not necessarily help prevent the spread of the virus. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
Delaware
New Jersey
Public Health

No positive tests for coronavirus in Pa., N.J., Del

New Jersey and Delaware officials said Monday that their states still had no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.

6 years ago

Temple University campus at North Broad Street in Philadelphia (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
Public Health

Temple, University of Delaware cancel programs in Rome over coronavirus

Temple University ends semester in Rome promises on-line completion to semester.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is pictured in this Jan. 15, 2019 file photo (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Public Health

Watch: Governor Murphy holds coronavirus preparedness press conference

Governor Phil Murphy outlines New Jersey’s preparedness activities related to the outbreak of novel coronavirus on March 2, 2020, in Trenton.

6 years ago

Stocking up on medical supplies and food could be helpful if the new coronavirus spreads in your community and you want to avoid store lines where you could be at risk of infection from others.  (Max Posner/NPR)
NPR
Public Safety

A guide: How to prepare your home for coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling Americans that they should be prepared for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in their community.

6 years ago

An ambulance worker adjusts her protective mask as she wheels a stretcher into a nursing facility in Kirkland, Wash., on Saturday where more than 50 people were found to be sick and are being tested for COVID-19 virus. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
NPR
National
Public Safety

As testing quickly ramps up, expect more U.S. coronavirus cases

As labs across the United States quickly ramp up their ability to test for the novel coronavirus, public health officials are anxiously awaiting results.

6 years ago

Humans — workers and flight crews as well as passengers — can be exposed to any number of pathogens at airports. (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
National
Public Health

Airport workers fear they’re unprotected from the coronavirus

After passengers filed off a flight from China five weeks ago, cabin cleaners at the Los Angeles International Airport were sent in to clean the plane.

6 years ago

According to a growing body of research, going to the doctor late in the day may mean you get lower-quality care. (Maria Fabrizio for NPR)
NPR
Health Care
National

Good medical care can suffer late in the day

A woman came to my clinic to discuss her irregular menstrual periods. She had scheduled the appointment weeks in advance, and we were slated to have 20 minutes together.

6 years ago

Students walk past Samuel Paley Library on the Temple University campus (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
Public Safety

Temple closing Italy campus over coronavirus; students told to leave

Temple University says students in Italy will have to make their own arrangements and fly home as the school closes its satellite campus in the European nation.

6 years ago

President Trump speaks at the White House about the U.S. response to the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

First person dies of coronavirus in U.S.

A person in Washington state infected with coronavirus has died, according to the Seattle and King County Department of Health.

6 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline. (Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Philadelphia
Public Health

How ready is Philadelphia for the coronavirus?

How prepared is Philadelphia — and its residents — for the arrival of COVID-19? Pandemic experts weigh in on the city’s vulnerabilities, and the best ways to prep.

6 years ago

Mercy Philadelphia Hospital in West Philadelphia. (NBC10)
Medicine
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Business Journal

‘This is not a Hahnemann situation’: Mercy Hospital owner exploring ‘healthy village’ concept, partnerships

Inpatient care services may not totally disappear from Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, if the right partners can be found.

6 years ago

Worried about coronavirus? Keep some nonperishable food items and medicine stocked on hand, and follow flu prevention protocol like sneezing into a tissue, disinfecting surfaces and washing your hands frequently with soap and water.
Photo Illustration by Max Posner/NPR and Tony Latham/Corbis/Getty Images
Public Health

Coronavirus 101: What you need to know to prepare and prevent

As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family.

6 years ago

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