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Coronavirus FAQ: Remind me, how do you define mild, moderate and severe COVID?

The question of what exactly constitutes mild, moderate and severe COVID is weighing on people's minds.

4 years ago

City residents wait in a line extending around the block to receive free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in Philadelphia
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Nationwide shortage means no COVID test kit giveaways expected in Philly before New Year’s

Philadelphia has witnessed a scramble for at-home COVID test kits, as a national market shortage has made them increasingly difficult to find.

4 years ago

A Lufthansa flight arrives from Munich, Germany at Miami International Airport, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Miami. Beginning Monday, bans on travel from specific countries are over. The U.S. will allow in international travelers, but they must be vaccinated — with a few exceptions
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Airlines cancel Christmas flights due to COVID staffing shortages

Airlines including Lufthansa, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines are canceling dozens of flights because of staffing shortages due to COVID-19.

4 years ago

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Handmade Tales

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained t ...

Air Date: December 24, 2021

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University of Delaware oceanographer’s quest to find servicemen lost at sea featured in documentary

The film presents the work of Mark Moline and Project Recover, a collaborative trying to repatriate the remains of those still missing from World War II.

4 years ago

Apretude, a new drug approved by the FDA this week, is an injection that has proven to be significantly more effective at reducing the risk of sexually-acquired HIV. (ViiV Healthcare)
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A new injection to prevent HIV, rather than pills, is a game-changer, scientists say

Now, an injection only needed once every eight weeks could help mitigate the social stigma of HIV and prevent its spread.

4 years ago

Pre-Packaged salad sits on the shelf at a Bell Market grocery store June 19, 2003 in San Francisco, California.   (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Fresh Express and Dole recall hundreds of salad products over listeria concerns

The companies are asking customers to throw the potentially affected products away immediately.

4 years ago

Delaware Senator Chris Coons (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Sen. Chris Coons is now the latest member of Congress with COVID-19

U.S. Sen. Coons of Delaware says he’s experiencing “minimal symptoms” after testing positive for the coronavirus Wednesday night.

4 years ago

City residents wait in a line extending around the block to receive free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in Philadelphia
Health

Philadelphia cancels rapid test giveaway as supplies wane

The department began giving away tests Saturday at a series of community events that have seen high demand and people waiting in long lines to get the kits.

4 years ago

The Merck logo is seen outside its New Jersey headquarters
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FDA authorizes Merck pill as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19

The Food and Drug Administration authorization comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer.

4 years ago

Sam Kean, author of The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science. (Little, Brown and Company Publishers)
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Icepick Surgeon: Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science

Dr. Walter Freeman performed lobotomies with an ice pick through the eye socket....and other stories about doctors who do evil scientific deeds in the name of medicine.

Air Date: December 23, 2021 8:00 am

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With omicron, you need a mask that means business

To block a variant this transmissible, scientists say you need an N95 and other high-filtration masks. Here's how to find a good one and when to wear it.

4 years ago

A Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant sign is shown in Portage, Mich., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Pfizer pill becomes 1st U.S.-authorized home COVID treatment

The drug, Paxlovid, is a faster, cheaper way to treat early COVID-19 infections, though initial supplies will be extremely limited.

4 years ago

A nurse marks a coronavirus vaccination card with a third
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The vaccines work against severe disease. Here’s why boosters are still a good idea

Vaccines still do a solid job at warding off hospitalization from omicron. Scientists explain how boosters help and the best timing to get one.

4 years ago

City residents wait in a line extending around the block to receive free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in Philadelphia
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COVID cases are climbing, but region’s hospitals say the load isn’t overwhelming — at least not yet

An informal survey of the region’s health systems indicates this newest wave of virus cases hasn’t knocked them off their feet — at least not yet.

4 years ago

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