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Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient.
Medicine
National
Public Health

FDA authorizes 1st breath test for COVID-19 infection

The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage, the FDA said, and can be used in doctor’s offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites.

4 years ago

Bobby Flynn and Jessie Flynn
The Pulse

Finding Hope in an Experimental Treatment

Jessie Flynn decided she’d had enough. For years, multiple sclerosis had taken more and more away from her life — her ability to move ...

Air Date: April 15, 2022

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File photo: A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is posted on a store front in Philadelphia, on Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

As Philly brings back masks, is its COVID response system too sensitive? Or a model for other cities?

Philadelphia’s indoor mask mandate was triggered by the city’s COVID risk measurement system. Public health experts weigh in on how well that system works.

4 years ago

Jaye Wilson is founder of the New Jersey-based Melinated Moms.
Gender
Health Care
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

A push to close the racial gap in maternal mortality rates in N.J.

First observed in 2016, Black Maternal Health Week is recognized from April 11-17 to call “attention and action” to “improving Black maternal health,” according to the CDC.

4 years ago

FILE - Children and their caregivers arrive for school in New York, Monday, March 7, 2022.  The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was set to extend the order, which was to expire on April 18, by two weeks to monitor for any observable increase in severe virus outcomes as cases rise in parts of the country.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Delaware
Public Health

Unlike Philly, no mask mandate planned in Delaware even as COVID cases, hospitalizations rise

The number of COVID infections and hospitalizations is up substantially in the last few weeks, but the numbers are a mere fraction of mid-January’s peaks.

4 years ago

Penny Martin (left) and the Rev. Michelle Simmons, founder and executive director of Why Not Prosper, hug outside of a recovery home in Philadelphia.
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Oversight of Pa. addiction recovery homes will begin soon, but operators slow to opt-in

Only a few dozen addiction recovery homes in Pennsylvania have applied for a license despite the licensing program being designed to bring more oversight to the industry.

4 years ago

FILE - A person wearing a face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks in Philadelphia, Feb. 16, 2022.
Public Health
Travel

CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks

The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

4 years ago

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Health Care
New Jersey
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

N.J. first lady Tammy Murphy announces festival for Black Maternal Health Week

In New Jersey, the maternal mortality rate for Black people is seven times higher than the rate for white people.

4 years ago

Teens started dying in greater numbers from fatal drug overdoses in 2020, raising alarm that the trend could continue or worsen. (tillsonburg/Getty Images)
NPR
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Public Health

Teen drug overdose deaths rose sharply in 2020, driven by fentanyl-laced pills

For the first time in a decade, overdose deaths among teens in the United States rose dramatically in 2020 and kept rising through 2021 as well.

4 years ago

Rising depression and anxiety for teens worsened significantly in the past two  years.  (Nicole Xu for NPR)
Radio Times
Behavioral Health
Kids
Mental Health

CDC studies prove teens are in crisis

Kids started remote learning over two years ago, and new CDC reports say their mental health has sharply declined, with many citing physical and emotional abuse at home.

Air Date: April 12, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
Philadelphia skyline
Business
Food & Drink
Public Health
Billy Penn

Philadelphia’s mask mandate makes national headlines and sparks local debate

It goes into effect on Monday, April 18.

4 years ago

A shopper wearing a face mask selects fruit at the Reading Terminal Market
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philadelphia reinstates indoor mask mandate

Philadelphia officials announced Monday that masks will once again be required in indoor spaces.

4 years ago

Sthethoscope
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

‘This is where we begin’: Delco’s new health department is fully operational

Delco is no longer the largest county in the United States without its own health department as it was busy its first week tackling inspections, STIs, and tuberculosis.

4 years ago

From left, Nichole 'Nykke' Straws, Abibat Durosimi and Marsha (last name withheld) hold fruit that is the size of their fibroids. The portraits were made for Hidden Fruit, an educational campaign launched by The White Dress Project and GladRags to highlight the experience of Black women dealing with fibroids.
NPR
Gender
Health Care
Medicine
Race & Ethnicity

Facing invasive treatments for uterine fibroids, Black women advocate for better care

Black women are more likely to get the noncancerous growths, at a younger age, and have higher rates of hysterectomy. A growing movement calls for more compassionate care.

4 years ago

A mother wearing a face mask adjusting a face mask on her son before he goes to school
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Kids
Mental Health

Delco unveils plan to address kids’ mental health crisis made ‘catastrophically worse’ during pandemic

The initiative teams Bloom Planning and Delaware County in an effort to revamp mental and behavioral health services for school children.

4 years ago

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