Health & Science
Pennsylvania’s overdose deaths rose in 2020, CDC says
The CDC reported 5,172 overdose deaths in Pennsylvania last year, a jump of 16% from 4,444 in 2019.
3 years ago
Hobbled Hubble Telescope springs back to life on its backup system
The Hubble Space Telescope is returning to operation more than a month after its original payload computer shut down.
3 years ago
Medical waste at some N.J. beaches. What’s weather got to do with it?
Several beaches were closed this week after medical waste washed ashore.
3 years ago
A week before the opening ceremony, coronavirus turns up at Tokyo’s Olympic Village
So far, 44 people affiliated with the Games have tested positive since the beginning of July, most of them contractors.
3 years ago
They’re not blown away by N.J.’s offshore wind power plans
New Jersey is moving aggressively to become the leader in the fast-growing offshore wind energy industry on the East Coast.
3 years ago
U.S. COVID deaths are rising again. Experts call it a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
The seven-day average of new cases has increased by nearly 70% to almost 30,000 per day; hospitalizations are up 36%.
3 years ago
Delta is surging. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe
After declining steeply for six months, coronavirus cases are once again on the rise, thanks to the delta variant.
3 years ago
U.S. sports teams are back in action. But coronavirus infections are still a threat
Staff and fans remain at risk — as recent positives show, disrupting schedules and Olympic rosters — and some teams are still struggling to vaccinate their players.
3 years ago
PFAS report identifies hundreds of Pa. manufacturing sites
The sites may be at risk for leaching a class of toxic chemicals known as PFAS into drinking water supplies.
3 years ago
New study says nearly 3/4 million cancers a year linked to alcohol use
At least 4% of the world's newly diagnosed cases of esophageal, mouth, larynx, colon, rectum, liver and breast cancers in 2020 can be attributed to drinking alcohol.
3 years ago
New Developments in Cancer Treatment
Air Date: July 16, 2021
Listen 48:45How a clinical trial cured cancer — in some cases
A researcher’s experience as a patient motivated him to find cures. He focused on cancers caused by the human papillomavirus.
3 years ago
Listen 18:58UPenn researchers looked at 15,550 patients admitted to Pa. trauma centers from March 21 to July 31, 2020; 8,170 had been tested for the virus.
3 years ago
Lotto good times for winners of Philadelphia Vax sweepstakes
Only one more round of giveaways remains, with the final drawing set for Monday.
3 years ago
As the delta variant moves quickly, Camden County officials urge the unvaccinated to get the jab
At an online town hall, leaders discussed delta, which has become the most dominant strain of the coronavirus.
3 years ago
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