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Health & Science

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

A sign outside Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, encourages people to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Mitchell Layton/Getty Images
NPR
Health

Companies are telling unvaccinated workers to pay more for health insurance

4 years ago

Solome Walker looks down at a bandage on her arm
Health

How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants

When the virus spreads unseen and unabated, health experts say, more people contract it and variants may arise.

4 years ago

Oct. 28, 2021: Gov. Phil Murphy, right, at a clinic for COVID-19 vaccination booster shots in Trenton. (Rich Hundley/NJ Spotlight News)
Health
NJ Spotlight News

Health officials stress COVID-19 booster shot before the holidays

All adults who received the initial vaccine are now eligible to further boost their immunity, CDC says.

4 years ago

Passengers stand beneath an electronic signboard in New York's Penn Station as they wait to board a train, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. Millions of Americans are returning home Sundy after the long Thanksgiving weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Health
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What COVID-19 precautions should I take over the holidays?

Thursday will be our second pandemic Thanksgiving. The vaccines have helped, but there are still steps we can take to keep everyone safe.

4 years ago

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The holidays are upon us. Here's your toolkit for how to keep COVID out of your festivities and keep your most vulnerable family members safe this year.(Chanelle Nibbelink for NPR)
NPR
Health

Welcoming family into your home for Thanksgiving? Here’s how to keep COVID out

4 years ago

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Science

Why do we love the way autumn smells? It’s not about pumpkin spice

That brisk, crisp, slightly sharp scent we associate with the fall is the smell of leaves, trees, and plants decaying through the season.

4 years ago

Boxes of BinaxNow home COVID-19 tests made by Abbott and QuickVue home tests made by Quidel are shown for sale Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, at a CVS store in Lakewood, Wash., south of Seattle. After weeks of shortages, retailers like CVS say they now have ample supplies of rapid COVID-19 test kits, but experts are bracing to see whether it will be enough as Americans gather for Thanksgiving and new outbreaks spark across the Northern and Western states
Health

New hurdle for COVID-19 home testing — the holiday season

The holiday season could strain COVID-19 home test supplies as more Americans try to screen themselves before Thanksgiving and other family gatherings.

4 years ago

A closeup of a child's t-shirt, with a sticker visible that says,
Health

Philadelphia lags behind nationwide average in vaccination rate for children

Even as some parents may hesitate, the evidence indicates that the doses for children — which are lower than those for adults — are safe and effective.

4 years ago

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