Health
Philadelphia achieves near complete compliance with city employee vaccine mandate
The city says nearly all 22,000 workers have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or have exemption status.
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The proposed legislation would require hospitals to give notice 180 days and meet a set of regulatory benchmarks before they can close.
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‘We’re just surviving’: Report details COVID’s long-term impacts on Philly students
A report published Monday by Children First shows COVID’s toll on young Philadelphians. Students and child advocates want more school-based services.
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A ‘staggering’ number of people couldn’t get care during the pandemic, poll finds
Among households that had a serious illness in the past year, one in five respondents said they had trouble accessing care during the pandemic.
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Temple Health, partners to purchase Chestnut Hill Hospital from Tower Health
Temple Health will manage the facility which will be named Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital following the acquisition.
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COVID sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox
Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for COVID-19 outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox.
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City officials say the sample size is too small to report demographics, but other places do it.
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How colleges are preparing for a new public health threat: monkeypox
The risk of contracting monkeypox is still low in the U.S., but colleges are already seeing cases.
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Delaware beach bacteria warnings lifted
Delaware environmental officials have lifted an advisory against spending a long time in the water in portions of Rehoboth, Dewey, and Bethany beaches.
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White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency
So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.
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Philly sends $500,000 in emergency funding to the Abortion Liberation Fund of PA
Even though abortion remains legal in Pennsylvania, the money is designed to support Philadelphians seeking access to an abortion.
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U.S. declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
The announcement free ups federal funding and resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps.
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Health care workers at 2 Crozer Health hospitals secure a new contract
More than 80 technical specialists at Delaware County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) and Taylor Hospital have come to an agreement with Crozer’s parent company.
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The monkeypox outbreak and Covid surge
Monkeypox cases in the U.S. tripled in July. We'll discuss the public health response, if it's enough and talk about the surge in Covid infections.
Air Date: August 3, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Lyons Magnus recalls 53 products including alternative milks and protein shakes
The products included in the recall range from milk alternatives to prepackaged coffees to protein shakes and other nutritional beverages.
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