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Billy Penn

Kids have the green light to get vaccinated against COVID. Where can they get the shot?

Options in Philadelphia include pharmacies, health clinics, pediatricians, and school pop-ups.

4 years ago

Research associate Jess Anton prepares samples with automated sample preparation equipment. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Science

How a lab works to seek and destroy the harmful chemicals known as PFAS

With about 4,700 different PFAS, these "forever chemicals" are a formidable issue to tackle. The Center for PFAS Solutions can test for 40 of them.

4 years ago

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Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health. (Courtesy of Zachary Bell)
The Pulse
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Veteran sends funny messages with a serious mission

Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health.

4 years ago

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According to the UCLA researchers, people who faced any discrimination had a 26% greater risk of poor health than those who said they hadn't faced any. (Mixmike/Getty Images)
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Health

A study links facing discrimination at a young age with future mental health issues

The risks may be cumulative; those who faced more incidents of discrimination had an even higher risk of future problems, researchers found.

4 years ago

A box of Indivior's Suboxone medication sits on a pharmacy shelf in Provo, Utah, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. A Nov. 2015 forecast from health data firm IMS Health expects global sales of brand and generic prescription drugs, and nonprescription medicines, to total $1.4 trillion in 2020. Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Health

DEA takes aggressive stance toward pharmacies trying to dispense addiction medicine

4 years ago

A closeup of Dr. Fauci wearing a face mask as he gestures with his hands
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What Dr. Fauci sees coming for the pandemic this winter

The country's top infectious disease doctor says he is looking for "a level of control" over COVID-19 such that it is less disruptive to society.

4 years ago

Ryann and Jamie Onofrio Franceschini pose for a photo with COVID-19 vaccine stickers while wearing face masks
Health

Universal Family of Schools to host six community COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinics

Universal Family Schools said it is taking a community-focused approach by hosting vaccine clinics at its various branches across the Philly region.

4 years ago

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

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids

About 28 million kids ages 5 to 11 are newly eligible for shots now that the Pfizer vaccine is approved for the age group.

4 years ago

A kayaker paddles down a portion of I-676
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Science

This is what the world looks like if we pass the crucial 1.5-degree climate threshold

Despite new pledges to cut emissions, the world is not on track to hit a key climate change target. Scientists warn a planet hotter than that will look very different.

4 years ago

Depressed teen sitting in the dark
Health

Suicide risk among Black and LGBTQ youth is rising. A new center will study why

A new research center from Penn Medicine wants to create new solutions and resources for those in need.

4 years ago

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Health Desk Help Desk

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

Health care company cuts ties with Aaron Rodgers after COVID-19 vaccine comments

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
Health
BillyPenn

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
Health

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

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