Health & Science
Former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer fails to post court-ordered bond required for revived deal
The former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer did not post the $1 million bond in time. Tower Health is now asking a Chester County judge to toss the case.
4 years ago
N.J. nurses union offers free mental health courses
The federally funded online classes are available to help health care workers or anyone to help improve mental health and cope with trauma.
4 years ago
Montco updating school, public masking guidance to align with CDC
Under the CDC’s updated guidance, masks are no longer required in indoor public settings for people who are healthy and who aren't caring for someone who is at higher risk.
4 years ago
Landmark UN climate change report: ‘Parts of the planet will become uninhabitable’
The U.N. report warns climate change will likely make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer and more dangerous in the next 18 years with an “unavoidable” increase in risks.
4 years ago
The unusual relationship between COVID-19 and blood pressure
While the relationship between hypertension and the virus is complicated, some evidence shows long COVID can lead to “devastating” effects on blood pressure.
4 years ago
Listen 4:44Nearly half of Biden’s 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed
Wild demand swings have been a subplot in the pandemic, from vaccines to hand sanitizer, along with tests.
4 years ago
With mask mandates expiring, businesses bet on their own policies
Recent polls show the country close to evenly split over mask mandates — mostly along party lines.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania expected to follow CDC relaxation of mask guidance
The CDC loosened its mask guidelines Friday — and Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter says the state will likely follow.
4 years ago
What do the new CDC mask requirements mean for the Philadelphia region?
The CDC's shift reflects a substantial drop in COVID-19 cases nationwide.
4 years ago
CDC says Americans can now go unmasked in many parts of the country
The federal health agency released new guidance for when Americans need to mask up indoors, saying about 70% of the population lives where it's safe to go mask-free.
4 years ago
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Air Date: February 25, 2022
Listen 47:43CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
Under the new guidelines, the vast majority of Americans will no longer live in areas where indoor masking in public is recommended based on current data.
4 years ago
COVID-19 briefings to end in New Jersey two years after first reported case
Two years after the first COVID-19 case reported in the Garden State, Gov. Phil Murphy will end regular scheduled briefings on March 4.
4 years ago
As wildfires worsen globally, governments are unprepared, UN warns
The western U.S. is already seeing more blazes, and the likelihood of catastrophic wildfires globally could increase more than 50% by the turn of the century.
4 years ago
Who might benefit from a 4th shot — and who might not
At this point, one thing about the pandemic is clear: The COVID-19 vaccines, even when followed by a booster, aren't going to stop the coronavirus.
4 years ago
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