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It's COVID testing time at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, South Korea. Arrivals from China must now submit to a PCR test. (Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
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Coronavirus FAQ: How do I avoid catching COVID while flying in 2023?

It's been nearly three years since the pandemic was declared, but if you head to some airports right now you might think you've returned to the early days of the outbreak.

3 years ago

George Mink Jr. shows his COVID Reset t-shirt at his home in Delaware County, Pa
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Changes that eased access to health care during the pandemic will soon be reversed

Several programs that lowered barriers to health care and services during the pandemic are about to end, leaving patients and experts worried about the fallout.

3 years ago

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Lutheran Settlement House on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphia resources for people in recovery or addiction: A community-vetted local guide

Search or filter dozens of options by type of service, location, and more.

3 years ago

U.S. infectious disease experts fear that a winter surge of respiratory illness — like the one that overloaded emergency rooms with COVID-19 patients in January 2021 — could yet materialize this winter, with several circulating viruses wreaking havoc. So far, though, it looks like early peaks of RSV and the flu are receding. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots ‘up like a rocket’

As the new year begins and the depths of winter approach, U.S. infectious disease experts monitoring the "tripledemic" stew of viruses that have been plaguing the country.

3 years ago

Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to 3-year-old Fletcher Pack
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New study shows COVID vaccination safe for kids diagnosed with severe inflammatory condition after a coronavirus infection

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, but serious condition that appears two to six weeks after a child’s COVID-19 infection.

3 years ago

The Horsham Air Guard Station in Bucks County, Pa. where the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam has been linked with contamination of local water supplies. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
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Pennsylvania
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Bucks and Montco residents learn more about their exposure to the toxic chemicals in PFAS study

As part of a federal study, more than 1,000 Montco and Bucks residents tested their blood for the toxic class of chemicals.

3 years ago

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Pennsylvania

Chester County revives its local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness

Starting this year, the returning local chapter will provide support and education for people in the county dealing with mental illnesses as well as their families.

3 years ago

An artist's portrait of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is displayed Thursday outside UC Medical Center, where the 24-year-old remains hospitalized. (Joshua A. Bickel/AP)
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Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own and talking to his family and team

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a Monday night game, is now breathing on his own and talking with his family and team.

3 years ago

Kirsten Michelle Cills, aka
The Pulse

Making the Best of It

It’s the start of a new year — a time when lots of people are thinking about how they can improve their lives … and themselves. We ...

Air Date: January 6, 2023

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Buffalo Bills players huddle and pray after teammate Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after making a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium on Monday in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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Damar Hamlin shows ‘substantial improvement’ in the past 24 hours, physicians say

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a Monday game, has shown "substantial" and "remarkable" improvement in the past 24 hours.

3 years ago

A hand holds a pill bottle.
Addiction
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Pennsylvania
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WESA

Study finds regional disparities in buprenorphine distribution across Pa.

A new study found distribution of the addiction-curbing drug buprenorphine in Pennsylvania increased by 217% over the last decade.

3 years ago

University Hospital, Camden Division, ambulances and emergency trucks rush to the emergency room at Cooper University Hospital
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New Jersey

Cooper University Health Care and Cape Regional Health expect merger agreement by March

Cooper University Health Care and Cape Regional Health announced an intent to merge in December. It represents an acquisition trend that began pre-pandemic.

3 years ago

Boxes of pills on a counter at a pharmacy.
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

FDA finalizes rule expanding availability of abortion pills

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens the availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains.

3 years ago

A container of fentanyl pills
Addiction
Delaware
Kids
Public Health

Youth overdose deaths jumped across the U.S. amid the pandemic

Between July 2019 and September 2021, there was a 94% increase in overdose deaths among middle and high school aged children across the U.S.

3 years ago

Chestnut Hill Hospital
Health Care
Higher Education
Medicine
Philadelphia

Chestnut Hill Hospital ‘reopens’ with new Temple Health leadership and ownership

Tower Health’s $28 million-dollar sale of Chestnut Hill Hospital to Temple Health and its partners is complete. Transfer of ownership was finalized Jan. 1.

3 years ago

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