
Health & Science
A Dec. 28 letter says Tower failed to provide Chester County Emergency Medical Services with “accurate, ongoing communication.”
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Sleep — we all need it, but most people aren’t getting enough of it. Ideally, we spend about a third of our lives asleep. When we’r ...
Air Date: January 28, 2022
Listen 49:36‘Too sick to rest’: How long COVID helped one doctor learn to slow down
For a Philadelphia physician, rest seemed out of the question during the early part of the pandemic. But she learned an important lesson about the need to slow down.
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Listen 19:20A 2nd version of omicron is spreading. Here’s why scientists are on alert
It's a sibling of the first omicron variant that swept the world. Is it more contagious? Does it cause severe disease? Will it keep current omicron surges going? Researchers a
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Report: Former buyer asks judge to stop Jennersville and Brandywine hospital closures
Canyon Atlantic Partners LLC is asking a Chester County judge to put a pause on Tower Health’s closure of Brandywine and Jennersville hospitals.
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Philadelphia biomedical research firm granted $250K for workforce training
Officials said the funds will help address the critical need to boost a skilled labor force in Philadelphia as the life sciences industry grows.
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COVID-19 vaccine mandate kicks in for health care workers in Pa., N.J., Del.
The mandate is first taking effect first in jurisdictions that didn’t challenge the requirement in court.
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Gas stoves leak climate-warming methane even when they’re off
A new study finds tiny leaks from loose fittings added up to more emissions than when stoves were in use. The impact amounts to the same effect as a half-million cars.
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Moderna begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
The company announced Wednesday that the first participant had received a dose. Earlier this week, competitor Pfizer began a similar study of its own reformulated shots.
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Philly health officials say winter COVID surge has peaked, but still urge caution
COVID-19 numbers are down 75% from two weeks ago, suggesting the winter surge has peaked. But the pandemic is not over, officials warn.
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Americans’ trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows
Republicans' faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more, with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID risk can mean something very different for people who are immunocompromised
The roughly 7 million Americans who are immunocompromised — including many people with disabilities — live with a much higher risk of COVID, and near-constant vigilance.
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Controversial proposal would lift limits on horseshoe crab harvesting in the Delaware Bay
Conservationists are concerned the plan would lead to overharvesting, and threaten the endangered red knot bird, which relies on horseshoe crab eggs for sustenance.
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New children’s hospital opens in King of Prussia
With the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center City location often 90% full, the new hospital in Montco is expected to add capacity as demand for beds increases.
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Free N95 masks are arriving at pharmacies and grocery stores. Here’s how to get yours
Some retailers are starting to get the first wave of the 400 million free masks being distributed by the federal government. Every person is allowed to receive up to three.
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