Health & Science
Glitch in new USPS COVID test website won’t let some apartment dwellers order kits
The website appears not to recognize some residences within multi-unit buildings as individual households.
2 years ago
$1.4M to bolster ER services at Chester County Hospital amid closures of other facilities
An additional $775,000 will restore 42 inpatient beds, purchase new equipment, and hire additional staff at the hospital in West Chester.
2 years ago
Steepest COVID-19 surge shows signs of subsiding, but Delaware ‘not out of the woods’
Delaware’s daily cases and hospitalizations have dropped over the last five days, fueling guarded optimism from the governor and health officials.
2 years ago
White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website
The website, COVIDTests.gov, now includes a link for Americans to order four at-home tests per residential address, to be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
2 years ago
U.S. faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say
“A lot of people are still going to die because of how transmissible omicron has been,” said one epidemiologist, adding it "is going to get worse before it gets better."
2 years ago
To get by in a changing climate, plants need animal poop to carry them to safety
Poop – or more specifically the digestion time of animals – is crucial to the survival of plants around the globe, especially as the climate gets hotter.
2 years ago
Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling
Employers from Macy's to United Airlines are having to adjust after skyrocketing omicron COVID cases have led large numbers of workers to call out sick.
2 years ago
Philly’s indoor dining vaccine mandate now fully in effect
A two-week grace period has ended, meaning almost anyone eating indoors in Philadelphia needs to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
2 years ago
Philly’s queer doula collective is helping LGBTQ parents navigate the health system
There are support groups, family meet-ups, and a growing resource list.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania testing deer in Bucks County for PFAS
The testing comes after the Pennsylvania Game Commission discovered high levels of PFAS in fish living in the Neshaminy Creek basin.
2 years ago
Want to get omicron and just get it over with? Here’s why that’s a bad idea
Most of us will eventually get COVID, but that's not an invitation to party with omicron. Here's why you might want to hang onto your mask and keep cautious a little longer.
2 years ago
Many see Delaware’s latest mask mandate as a way ‘to get out of this hole’
The governor had been reluctant to put the indoor mask rule in place again, but few were seen flouting it at New Castle County businesses.
2 years ago
Listen 4:12Why a suburban teen went to Philly to get his COVID-19 vaccine
Now, he’s on a mission to help young people like him get access to the shot.
2 years ago
Listen 5:49Should I get my kids the COVID-19 vaccine booster?
The Pfizer booster is available now to children ages 12 to 15, and immunocompromised kids 5 to 11 can get a third vaccine dose.
2 years ago
COVID deaths and cases are rising again at U.S. nursing homes
COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too.
2 years ago
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