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Rise in telemedicine during the pandemic eliminated a historic racial health gap, study says

A Penn study shows pandemic-era telehealth eliminated inequity in the rate of Black patients making it to primary care appointments after hospitalization.

5 years ago

A health worker grabs at-home COVID-19 test kits
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Here’s why hundreds of Delco residents can now receive free rapid COVID-19 tests

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis requires strong partnerships across every level of society, write Sen. Tim Kearney, Dr. Monica Taylor, and Dr. Azmat Husain.

5 years ago

Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter walks from a news conference at Grandview Health in Sellersville, Pa., Monday, Jan. 24, 2022
NPR
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900,000 Americans have died of COVID in 2 years of the global pandemic

The U.S. death rate from COVID-19 continues to increase daily, as the rolling seven-day average for daily COVID-19 deaths has been above 2,000 since Jan. 23.

5 years ago

Nurse Elisa Gilbert checks on a patient in the acute care COVID-19 unit
NPR
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Americans get sicker as omicron stalls everything from heart surgeries to cancer care

Slammed by COVID, many U.S. hospitals have put off essential procedures. Delays are leading to consequences like heart attacks and sending people to ERs to get care.

5 years ago

A stack of colorful sticky notes on cork bulletin board with
The Pulse
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From Amazon to Angie’s List, Google, Facebook, and Yelp, we live in a world driven by feedback. In the best of circumstances, honest cr ...

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COVID-19 rapid at-home test kits rest on a table at a free distribution event for those who received vaccination shots or booster shots, at Union Station, on January 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
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Over-the-counter COVID tests will soon be free for Medicare recipients

The Biden administration said that Medicare recipients will be able to get up to eight tests a month, free of charge.

5 years ago

Chester County Hospital (Google maps)
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Chester County Hospital looks to further expand ER capacity, citing 9-hour wait times

The urgent request, granted by the West Goshen Supervisors, comes as the closures of Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals have a domino effect.

5 years ago

Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole with the Narcan vending machine. (Nina Feldman / WHYY)
Health

Philly unveils first-of-its-kind Narcan vending machine at West Philly Free Library

The pilot program for distributing the overdose-reversing drug is funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5 years ago

Donors give blood at a drive in Rutland, Vermont. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
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National blood donation shortage a ‘major concern’ in Pennsylvania

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for donated blood has risen even as opportunities to donate have fallen, leading to a significant shortage.

5 years ago

Delaware Air National Guard base (6abc)
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CDC study finds higher-than-average PFAS blood levels in residents near New Castle Air National Guard Base

The results are part of a 2019 CDC and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry study evaluating exposure to PFAS near the New Castle base.

5 years ago

A health care worker holds up a syringe containing a COVID-19 vaccine at Roosevelt Care Center
Health

New Jersey officials double down on promoting boosters against COVID

Citing recent data from the CDC, officials in the Garden State will use all of their outreach strategies to promote boosters.

5 years ago

The first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii is held on Feb. 9, 2021. The Army says it will
NPR
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U.S. Army begins to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID-19 vaccination

As of Jan. 26, it said, 96% of active troops have been completely vaccinated, while 3,350 soldiers have refused to get the vaccine.

5 years ago

People wearing face masks walk through Philadelphia
Health

Philly COVID cases continue to drop, but ‘we’re not out of the woods yet’

The city’s health commissioner said vaccinating children under 5 will help slow the spread, and the city will be ready when federal regulators give the green light.

5 years ago

An illustration of children riding in bowls amid a tide of cereal
NPR
Health

Some families are being forced to choose between remote learning and school meals

Many families with low incomes who want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a federal program that helped them pay for meals.

5 years ago

A lab technician at a Pfizer factory inspects Paxlovid tablets
NPR
Health

Feds’ contract with Pfizer for Paxlovid has some surprises

NPR has obtained the government's $5.3 million contract for the first 10 million courses of Paxlovid, an antiviral pill for COVID-19. Here's what's in it.

5 years ago

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