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People lineup to get vaccinated at a shopping mall in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province
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New omicron variant stokes world fears, triggers travel bans

A World Health Organization panel has classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern.

4 years ago

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The Pulse
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How We Process Information

The human brain has an incredible capacity for processing information, from sensory data, to casual conversations, to everything we hear ...

Air Date: November 26, 2021

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Auditory processing disorder refers to any failure along the pathway, from our ears into our brains. (carloscastilla /bigstock)
The Pulse
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Trouble understanding, but your hearing checks out fine. What’s at play?

Researchers are strategizing ways to discover whether auditory processing disorders are at play.

4 years ago

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Brian Catania works aide Taylor Putnam through the Row Dog, one of the six core activation exercises he and Travis Ross developed.
Health

NFL puts core strengthening program of Delaware therapists in its playbook

One devotee of the training and stretching technique is Delaware native Troy Reeder, who starts at linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams.

4 years ago

Native tribes have responded to the pandemic with creative ways to stay connected. Veronica Concho and Raymond Concho Jr. grew traditional Pueblo foods and Navajo crops with their grandchildren Kaleb and Kateri Allison-Burbank in Waterflow, N.M.
(Joshuaa Allison-Burbank/NPR)
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Health

Hit hard by COVID, Native Americans come together to protect families and elders

4 years ago

Black Friday shoppers wearing face masks wait in line to enter a store at the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, Calif., Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Health

Holiday season moves into high gear but challenges remain

The big question is how much will supply shortages, higher prices and staffing issues dampen shoppers’ mood this holiday season.

4 years ago

Maria Mirkovic works with some of her third graders in her classroom
Health

N.J. is sharing more data on COVID activity in schools. Here’s what it shows

In addition to data on the number of COVID-19 cases in N.J. schools, it includes information on staff vaccination rates and the number of students learning remotely.

4 years ago

People sit in an observation area after being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
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Pennsylvania’s count of fully vaccinated adults drops by 500,000

It’s unclear exactly how the error occurred. The state says it continues to refine its data and remove duplicate information, a process it started in July.

4 years ago

Flags wave in the wind from a building on the at Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Temple University disburses nearly $40 million in COVID-19 relief to students

Temple has been allocated $39,204,052 to use toward grants for students who have demonstrated financial need and have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

New Jersey resident, Kimyatta Frazier (middle), with her family celebrating Mother's Day last May
Health

Early genetic testing can lead to better health outcomes. So why are patients of color not tested at the same rates?

Population-level and familial risks exist for inherited cancer disorders. Diversifying the genetic counseling field is one solution.

4 years ago

A nurse fills a syringe with Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine
NPR
Health

I’m fully vaccinated and I also had COVID. Do I need a booster?

Booster shots have been authorized for all U.S. adults, and the government is urging people to get them. But what if you've already had COVID and the vaccine?

4 years ago

A sign notifies customers that COVID-19 vaccinations are available at a pharmacy in a grocery store
Health

Does Delaware’s new COVID-19 spike portend a long infected winter? Health officials worried it does

With Thanksgiving upon us and December’s holidays looming, concern grows among Delaware health leaders about ‘bad outcomes’ from indoor gatherings.

4 years ago

Temple Health plans to open a new, state-of-the-art maternity hospital at the former Cancer Treatment Centers for America campus in Northeast Philadelphia
Health

’People are going to die’: Doctors sound alarm on Temple’s plan to relocate labor and delivery unit

The health system plans to open a state-of-the-art women’s center in Juniata Park. OB-GYNs say the move jeopardizes patient safety.

4 years ago

A woman makes her way through the 30th Street Station
Health

Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but COVID hot spots remain

More than 500,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 since last Thanksgiving, for an overall death toll of over 770,000.

4 years ago

Keidy Ventura receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: State pushes boosters, especially in under-vaccinated areas

State Police will be helping to set up clinics in Burlington and Somerset counties in the coming weeks. A Gloucester County site has been operating since September.

4 years ago

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