Health
Health care workers rallied alongside elected officials and community members just outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland.
2 years ago
Memorial service honors Delaware’s nearly 3,000 COVID-19 victims
More than two years into the pandemic, state leaders gathered with friends and a family who’ve lost loved ones to remember the victims of COVID-19.
2 years ago
After COVID, key hospitals get funding for next emergencies
NJ’s top trauma centers are laying out plans for the $550 million lawmakers sent them.
2 years ago
American Academy of Pediatrics moves to abandon race-based guidance
The American Academy of Pediatrics says it is putting all its guidance under the microscope to eliminate “race-based” medicine and resulting health disparities.
2 years ago
Delco judge temporarily pauses county health inspections after eight townships push back
Eight townships — Springfield, Tinicum, Ridley, Upper Chichester, Aston, Darby, Marple, and Middletown — have joined forces to be exempt from county health inspections.
2 years ago
The first human case of avian flu in the U.S. is reported in Colorado
The patient is an inmate involved in the culling of poultry that was presumptively infected with H5N1 bird flu at a commercial farm.
2 years ago
FDA sets June meetings on COVID vaccines for youngest kids
The meeting announcement follows months of frustration from families impatient for a chance to vaccinate their little children.
2 years ago
The FDA is proposing a ban on menthol cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a ban on menthol flavored cigarettes and all cigar flavorings, except for tobacco, the agency said Thursday.
2 years ago
What to know about plastics and our health
Microplastic particles are in the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breath. What risk do the chemicals in plastic pose to human health?
Air Date: April 28, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Moderna asks FDA to authorize COVID vaccine for children under 6
Moderna submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration that it hopes will prove two low-dose shots can protect babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
2 years ago
A pediatric surgical group endorses Biden’s nominee for gun enforcement agency chief
The organization, which has more than 1,600 members, says it is "imperative" that ATF have a strong and effective director.
2 years ago
More than 120,000 pounds of ground beef is recalled over possible E. coli concerns
Regulators discovered during routine testing that certain products from Swedesboro, N.J.-based Lakeside Refrigerated Services may be contaminated with E. coli O103.
2 years ago
Delaware State Fair bans poultry exhibitors amid bird flu fears
The state Dept. of Agriculture said the ban is a precaution to prevent the spread of the serious avian flu spreading across the U.S. in recent months.
2 years ago
Biden appoints Philly’s Dr. Ala Stanford to lead regional Health and Human Services office
Stanford will take charge of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Region 3, covering Delaware, D.C, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
2 years ago
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize booster shots for kids ages 5 through 11
Pfizer and BioNTech are poised to formally ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize the first COVID booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11.
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