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A person holds a mask while walking outside in Philadelphia, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Philly to lift indoor mask restrictions and 11 p.m. last call beginning Friday

Vaccinated Philadelphians will no longer need to wear masks indoors, except in certain settings, like public transportation, schools, city courts.

4 years ago

Thomas W. Munson receives his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Elizabeth Lash
Health

N.J. data show breakthrough COVID-19 cases are very rare

COVID-19 vaccines are effective and state officials have the data to prove it. Of more than two million residents who were fully vaccinated, a small fraction got the virus.

4 years ago

Philadelphia’s Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, Pennsylvania’s Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson, CEO and president of the Please Touch Museum Patricia Wellenbach, and Acting Secretary of Human Services for Pennsylvania Meg Snead inside the Please Touch Museum
Health

Parents may have ‘a little bit of anxiety,’ but officials say most activities are safe for young, unvaccinated kids

At the Please Touch Museum Tuesday, Philadelphia and Pa. health officials discussed safety guidelines for children who can’t get the vaccine yet.

4 years ago

Law enforcement officers guard the beach as they wait for Marine One, with President Joe Biden on board, to land at Rehoboth Beach, Del., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Biden is spending a few days at his home in Rehoboth Beach to celebrate first lady Jill Biden's 70th birthday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Health

With COVID-19 cases still on steep decline, Carney not worried about getting on neighbors’ quarantine lists this summer

The governor was often peeved last year when residents were being told to quarantine when visiting New Jersey or Pennsylvania. This year he’s optimistic that won’t happen.

4 years ago

A child and her mother wear face masks while walking through a park
Health

As more kids go back to day care and preschool, pediatricians see an uptick in visits

With little ones in group learning settings again, those runny noses and ear infections are starting to come back too, doctors say.

4 years ago

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A person holds a mask while walking outside in Philadelphia, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

In liberal Philly, a year of anxiety over health and politics makes it hard to ditch the mask

For some, loosening mask restrictions have become a source of stress and uncertainty — a sign of the erosion of trust that’s occurred during the pandemic.

4 years ago

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Radio Times
Health

Alzheimer’s Disease: care, treatment and prevention

FDA approved the controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab. We'll talk with Penn Memory Center's Dr. Jason Karlawish about the decision and the state of Alzheimer's research.

Air Date: June 8, 2021 10:00 am

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Mary Jenkins, left, received the COVID-19 vaccine in Paterson, N.J., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Volunteers head to Trenton, Camden, Atlantic City with vaccine information

If you’re living in a part of Trenton, Camden, or Atlantic City with low vaccination rates, you might get a knock on your door this week from a state volunteer.

4 years ago

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Philly residents could win as much as $50K for getting COVID vaccine

There will be three drawings in June and July, with the first one on June 21. There is a total of $400,000 in giveaways, including cash prizes.

4 years ago

Amyloid plaques accumulate outside neurons
Health

FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts

The Food and Drug Administration said it granted approval to the drug developed by Biogen for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

4 years ago

The exterior of a Widener University building on campus
Health

With Delco health department still a work-in-progress, local nonprofits awarded grant money to fill void

As the county aims for a health department launch in 2022, local nonprofits are using the grant money to address health and dental care needs in children.

4 years ago

Stephanie Jones, left, and Tara Martin, right, work in a conference room while wearing face masks
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Health Desk Help Desk

Ending work from home post-COVID: What will it be like?

How will we reset the pandemic radar on the job? With friends? While dating? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the office fridge, handshakes, and more.

4 years ago

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President Joe Biden speaks on his phone after he and first lady Jill Biden arrived on the Ellipse near the White House, Friday, June 4, 2021, in Washington. Biden returns to the White House after spending a few days in Rehoboth Beach to celebrate first lady Jill Biden's 70th birthday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Health

Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment

Biden used his weekly address for a brief Zoom chat with Obama to draw attention to the six-month expanded enrollment period that closes Aug. 15.

4 years ago

One of the many signs protesting a proposed solar project in Mount Joy Township, Adams County is seen here in front of the Iron Horse Inn on Nov. 24, 2020. Owner Tom Newhart said the project could hurt the tourism industry in the area, just outside Gettysburg. (Rachel McDevitt / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Planned solar project near Gettysburg denied key permit

The decision comes after more than a year of hearings and increasingly heated debate on whether the community should host such a project.

4 years ago

Onlookers watch as almost 1,500 quilt panels bearing the names of New York area residents who have died of AIDS are unfolded on the Great Lawn
Health

40 year later: Philly nonprofits help residents living with HIV/AIDS

Saturday marks the first of two awareness days in June that honor people who live with HIV/AIDS, four decades after the first cases of AIDS were reported by the CDC.

4 years ago

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