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Tackling the climate change crisis

The latest climate science, America's views on the climate crisis and President Biden's plans to confront it.

Air Date: April 1, 2022 10:00 am

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Murphy addresses his health after contracting COVID, says he ‘feels fine’

The governor’s office announced Murphy’s positive test Thursday afternoon and said he was asymptomatic.

4 years ago

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The Road to Diagnosis

Getting the right diagnosis can be life-changing. It can mean the end of pain and the beginning of answers; it can mean treatment, a cure ...

Air Date: April 1, 2022

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How a Broadway superhero faced a life-threatening diagnosis

When Jake Odmark was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, his career took a back seat. But accepting the diagnosis led to a more stable future.

4 years ago

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COVID-19 infection increases your risk for diabetes, a new study says

Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
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N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy tests positive for COVID-19

Murphy is currently asymptomatic and feeling well, and will cancel in-person events and isolate for the next five days.

4 years ago

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End of COVID may bring major turbulence for U.S. health care

The array of issues is tied to the coronavirus public health emergency first declared more than two years ago and periodically renewed since then.

4 years ago

A health worker shows a box containing a bottle of Ivermectin, a medicine authorized by the National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (INVIMA) to treat patients with mild, asymptomatic or suspicious COVID-19, as part of a study of the Center for Paediatric Infectious Diseases Studies, in Cali, Colombia, on July 21, 2020. (Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ivermectin does not prevent COVID-19 hospitalization, a new study says

The Food and Drug Administration has long warned against using the cow and horse dewormer to fight COVID-19, warning it can cause serious, adverse effects.

4 years ago

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COVID.gov: New website offers a single stop for COVID info, tests, and treatment

The new government website includes a locator tool for more than 2,000 sites to access "test to treat" services for COVID. It's meant to be a one-stop shop for pandemic needs.

4 years ago

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Do I really need another booster? The answer depends on age, risk, and timing

Health officials argue the protection of the COVID vaccine booster wanes over time and say some people need a second booster.

4 years ago

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The more contagious BA.2 version of omicron is now the most common in the U.S.

The BA.2 strain now accounts for more than half of all coronavirus infections nationwide, the CDC estimates. The variant doesn't appear to make people sicker.

4 years ago

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FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up

U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

4 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford (right) accepted part of $3 million in funding from Community Project Funding from Congressman Dwight Evans (left) at the Center for Health Equity on March 28, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly’s Black Doctors Consortium receives $3 million in federal funding

The free health clinic launched during the pandemic targets Black populations that lack access to health care.

5 years ago

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Misinformation is derailing renewable energy projects across the United States

Facebook is one of the biggest drivers of misleading content about renewable energy, says Josh Fergen, a researcher at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

5 years ago

People line up for free COVID-19 tests outside Cibotti Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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How pharmacies and labs are scrambling to manage loss of federal COVID funds

Testing sites have had to turn people away now that they can’t bill the federal government. Vaccinators are bracing for a similar fate.

5 years ago

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