Health & Science
Penn State researchers aim to debunk myths surrounding spotted lanternfly
Some misconceptions about the spotted lanternfly came as a result of misunderstandings about the bug soon after it was discovered in Berks County in 2014.
2 years ago
Flooded with omicron patients, ERs struggle to treat other urgent problems
Omicron may cause milder disease but the sheer number of patients make this wave far worse for the health care system. With packed ERs, patients can wait days to get a bed.
2 years ago
Air Date: January 14, 2022
Listen 45:27How informal adoptions became a mainstay of African American family life
2 years ago
Listen 9:47Philly says stay home if you feel sick. But for many that comes at a cost
Despite public health guidance, for many workers amid the omicron surge, the idea of missing so many days of work has become wishful thinking.
2 years ago
Listen 2:08COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as omicron rages
The problem is that production is not yet at full strength and that the pill considered to be far superior, Pfizer's, takes six to eight months to manufacture.
2 years ago
Facing 2nd hospital closure in as many months, Chester County EMS Council puts forth solutions
The county’s EMS Council has released a ‘white paper’ that raises new pressing issues affecting the state of emergency medical care.
2 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the scarcity of rapid at-home COVID tests
P.O.C., a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents are faring amid the COVID testing crisis.
2 years ago
Listen 5:23Americans are tuning out as omicron rages. Experts call for health messaging to adapt
Amid a surge in omicron cases and hospitalizations, public health is grappling with how to get a tuned-out public to pay attention.
2 years ago
Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
Vaccinations among the elementary school set surged after the shots were introduced in the fall, but the numbers have crept up slowly since then.
2 years ago
A New Normal: learning to live with Covid
As Omicron infections spike, some experts say it's time to accept that Covid is here to stay, but we need a new strategy for living with it.
Air Date: January 12, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Delaware County is down an emergency room in the face of COVID-19’s ‘perfect storm’
Hospital parent Crozer Health says patients looking for care will be directed to other emergency departments and urgent care centers.
2 years ago
The governor acknowledged that hospital leaders had been urging restrictions, but said the business community is already pushing back.
2 years ago
Philly hospitals ‘extremely stretched’ with COVID patients, but health officials see some hope
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are still high in Philly overall, straining hospitals, city health officials said, but new positive cases are down slightly from last week.
2 years ago
Extreme weather in the U.S. cost 688 lives and $145 billion last year, NOAA says
In an on overview published ahead of its full report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that 2021 ranked the third costliest on record for such events.
2 years ago
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