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Why people with mood disorders are now eligible for COVID vaccine boosters

The CDC added mental health conditions to the list of health issues that make people more vulnerable if they get COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.

4 years ago

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers Rodgers has strongly questioned the NFL's COVID-19 protocols, along with any organization forcing health requirements on individuals.
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Health care company cuts ties with Aaron Rodgers after COVID-19 vaccine comments

4 years ago

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Philadelphia quietly rolls out vaccine mandate for all non-union city workers

For a group of about 4,000 municipal staff, Dec. 1 is the new deadline.

4 years ago

The Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity which is attached to the Deliverance Evangelistic Church in North Philly
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A little scared maybe, but ‘super excited’ too: Young kids line up for their COVID vaccines

Needles? They’re a little scary, but worth it to get back to normal, kids at the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium’s first weekend of vaccinations said.

4 years ago

File Photo: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, left, listens as Attorney General Jeff Landry, right, speaks about medicines being donated by drug companies to help the fight against COVID-19 at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, April 6, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, granted an emergency stay of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers be vaccinated by Jan. 4, or face mask requirements and weekly tests. Landry said the court action halts President Biden’s administration from “moving forward with his unlawful overreach.”
Health

Appeals court stays Biden administration’s vaccine mandate on larger businesses

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, said the court action halts Biden’s administration from “moving forward with his unlawful overreach.”

4 years ago

A doctor performs an ultrasound scan. It’s possible to prevent congenital syphilis from being passed to a fetus during pregnancy, yet rates of congenital syphilis have been rising at alarming rates. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Health

Rates of syphilis passed onto infants are the highest Philly has seen in decades

The numbers are in line with a national trend. Congenital cases concern health officials because they are more serious and completely preventable.

4 years ago

The influenza virus. (Frederick Murphy/CDC)
Health

Why flu shots are really important this year

Last year, we were hunkered down, and influenza didn’t circulate much. That has caused many of us to be what doctors call immunologically naive.

4 years ago

Beth Springer looks into a patient's room in a COVID-19 ward
Health

Pfizer says its new COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%

Currently all COVID-19 treatments used in the U.S. require an IV or injection. Competitor Merck’s COVID-19 pill is already under review at the Food and Drug Administration.

4 years ago

A package of unused syringes and needles is found next to a vacant building in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, where crews attempted to clear the lot of used needles and other heroin paraphernalia on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. Bernalillo County officials have launched a digital mapping tool to track the places where heroin needles and syringes are found in New Mexico's largest city
Health

How Philadelphia’s rising HIV rate reflects opioid trends

In 2019, 83 Philadelphians were newly diagnosed with HIV through injection drug use — compared to just 33 in 2016. The figures for 2020 are due soon.

4 years ago

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The Pulse
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Conversations with Veterans

There are 19 million veterans in the U.S. who have served in the armed forces. For many, the military gave them a sense of shared purpose ...

Air Date: November 5, 2021

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Dave Schible suffers from tinnitus and hearing loss. Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability, the VA says. More than 2 million veterans get compensation for it. (Courtesy of Dave Schible)
The Pulse
Health

Off the battlefield, many veterans face a new foe: damaged hearing

Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability, the VA says. More than 2 million veterans get compensation for it.

4 years ago

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Firefighter Chris Herrington begins to take off his personal protective equipment as he and his partner John Cronin, in ambulance, wait for a
NPR
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COVID is still crushing parts of the U.S., as the holiday season approaches

The U.S. is entering an uneasy stretch of the pandemic. Despite progress, the delta surge is dragging on in certain regions. Can vaccines can ward off a big surge?

4 years ago

Dr. Cheryl Bettigole speaks from a podium while wearing a face mask
Health

How newly appointed Commissioner Bettigole plans to turn the Philly Health Department around

Bettigole has served as interim commissioner of the Department of Public Health since May, when Dr. Thomas Farley resigned at the request of the mayor.

4 years ago

Jaime Arafin is one of 28 women featured in Tattoo Monologues: Indelible Marks on the Body and Soul (book photo by Ken Kauffman)
Radio Times
Health

‘Tattoo Monologues’ and treating trauma

Body art can tell personal stories. For many of these women, tattoos are a way to reclaim the past and take ownership of the future.

Air Date: November 4, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:28
FMC employees participate in a teleconference
Health

U.S. mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said companies that fail to comply could face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation.

4 years ago

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