
Health & Science
“Trust the science!” It’s a phrase we’ve heard a lot during the pandemic. It’s come to mean things like “wear masks” or ...
Air Date: April 23, 2021
Listen 52:51Science vs science: The contradictory fight over whether electromagnetic hypersensitivity is real
For years, sufferers of EHS have maintained that the electromagnetic fields around us are dangerous. A handful of scientists agree.
5 hours ago
Listen 23:01‘Green Amendment’ designed to bake environmental protections into Delaware Constitution
Delaware’s Green Amendment would create a Constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment.
19 hours ago
During the pandemic, fatal overdoses spiked for Black and Latino Philadelphians
Nearly three dozen departments will work together to combat the rise, which happened in totally new areas of the city.
20 hours ago
U.S. issues more than 115 ‘Do Not Travel’ advisories, citing risks from COVID-19
Just a week ago, only 33 countries were on the U.S. Do Not Travel list. New additions include Canada, Mexico, Germany, the U.K., and dozens of other countries.
21 hours ago
Mass vaccination clinics this weekend aim to get jabs into thousands more arms. And Penn joins the growing list of universities requiring students to be vaccinated this fall.
22 hours ago
Workers in Pa. prisons, COVID-19 hotspots, aren’t getting vaccinated. Here’s why that’s dangerous
Approximately one-fifth of prison staffers have reported being vaccinated, far less than the roughly half of those incarcerated in Pennsylvania facilities.
23 hours ago
Debate over ‘vaccine passports’ comes to New Jersey
A South Jersey lawmaker wants to ban the state from requiring “vaccine passports,” even though proof of vaccination is standard for schools and some jobs.
2 days ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Gov. Murphy believes people will trust J&J vaccine again
Despite public setbacks for the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy believes that people will ‘have faith’ in how safe the vaccine is.
2 days ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Vaccines rolling out in Montgomery County, but long road ahead
Montgomery County officials reminded residents to stay safe. While vaccines are being administered, COVID-19 has not reached herd immunity.
2 days ago
White House offers new tax credit to help spur vaccinations
With more than 50% of adults at least partially vaccinated and roughly 28 million vaccine doses being delivered each week, demand has eclipsed supply.
2 days ago
Meet the board members who will take Delco to its health department goal line
The panel convenes May 6, with a busy future ahead: The hope is to have the county’s first health department up and running by January.
2 days ago
Del. coronavirus update: Carney hopes J&J vaccine gets the greenlight as cases rise
Gov. John Carney said the CDC could restart use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after talking with White House officials earlier today.
3 days ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Philly cases jump, despite vaccine eligibility
The city reported 747 new COVID-19 cases since Monday. Last week’s daily average of new cases was 591.
3 days ago
State Department to issue travel warnings amid ‘unprecedented’ COVID-19 risks
The department said the new advisories will "better reflect the CDC's science." Americans are urged not to travel to nearly 80% of countries around the globe.
3 days ago
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