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Solarize Delco's ribbon cutting. Left to Right:
Peter Puglionesi, Melisa Romano, and Noel Smyth of Solarize Delco; Mike Zabel State Representative; Pastor Tim Johansen with son Leo; Colin Quinn VP Haverford Board of Commissioners; Francine Locke Del. Co. Director of Sustainability; Elaine Schaefer Del. Co. Council, Gerald Hart President Haverford Board of Commissioners. (Courtesy of Delaware County/Adrienne Marofsky)
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Solarize Delco completes largest project to date as the county takes a fresh approach to sustainability

An installation at Temple Lutheran Church in Haverford is the largest project Solarize Delco has completed. The county is creating a sustainability plan.

5 years ago

People in Tokyo wear masks on May 7. Daily coronavirus infections in Japan's capital have topped 4,000 — nearly four times as many as a week ago. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)
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Tokyo’s new COVID-19 infections hit a record again, topping 4,000 for the first time

Japan's capital has exceeded 4,000 coronavirus infections for the first time — 4,058 cases, to be exact. That's a record high.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden, center, signs a proclamation during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 26, 2021, to highlight the bipartisan roots of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Susan Walsh/AP)
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Across federal workforce, people with disabilities see need for more representation

Four years ago, the government set a benchmark calling for every agency to commit to having no less than 12% of its employees made up of people with disabilities.

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More than a mile underwater, the cartoon doppelgangers were found side by side. (NOAA Ocean Exploration)
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A research vessel found SpongeBob lookalikes a mile under the ocean’s surface

An ocean expedition exploring more than a mile under the surface of the Atlantic captured a startlingly silly sight this week: a sponge that looked very much like SpongeBob.

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Why sweat is a human superpower

Turns out human sweat — our body's air conditioning system — is really pretty tame on the "yuck" scale of animal cooling methods.

5 years ago

Employees elbow bump at a JLL office in Menlo Park, Calif., last September. With the delta variant surging, mask mandates are returning and some employers are now requiring employees to be vaccinated before coming to the office. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Back to the office? Not yet. Companies scramble to adjust to delta variant

For a while there, it seemed like things were finally heading back to normal. Now, not so much.

5 years ago

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Montgomery County accidentally disclosed personal health information in responding to Right-To-Know request

An unredacted version of data was sent in response to a Right-to-Know request regarding to COVID-19 cases and exposure in Montgomery County schools.

5 years ago

Amy Zoll, a volunteer with the Citizen Corps of Delaware County, becomes the first person to be vaccinated at the ribbon cutting for the new Delaware County Wellness Center. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
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Pa. Department of Health to manage coronavirus-related services for Delco

Delaware County has no health department, so Chester County handled its pandemic response until now. The new arrangement begins Aug. 1.

5 years ago

Dr. Mike Benninghoff confers with registered nurse Lea Robbins in Christiana Hospital's intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients. (Courtesy of ChristianaCare)
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With cases at a two-month high, Delaware nurses group urges vaccines for all, ChristianaCare orders it

The state’s largest hospital system says all workers must have at least one dose by Sept. 21 if they want to keep their job.

5 years ago

The CDC announced new recommendations that vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.  (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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CDC team: ‘War has changed’ as delta variant dangers emerge

New evidence shows the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be more dangerous than other versions.

5 years ago

Health care workers at the Temple University vaccination clinic in April 2021 (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
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How vaccination rate in Philly varies by race/ethnicity and age

Case counts in Philadelphia more than tripled over the latter half of July.

5 years ago

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Delaware health insurers fined $1.3M for discriminating against patients with mental health and addiction issues

Delaware issues fines to insurers for not treating people with mental health or substance abuse issues as fairly as they treat others.

5 years ago

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The Role of Race and Ethnicity in Medicine

Every time you go to see a new doctor, you have to fill out forms that ask your name, your age, your family history — and your race and ...

Air Date: July 30, 2021

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Nichole Jefferson (far left) is a kidney patient advocate based in Dallas, Texas. (Photo courtesy of Nichole Jefferson)
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How a clinical tool meant to predict kidney function could be hurting Black patients

Is an equation most commonly used to predict kidney health unintentionally contributing to health disparities — and reinforcing racist thinking?

5 years ago

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Johnson & Johnson is facing tens of thousands of lawsuits over claims that its talcum-based products caused users to develop cancer. The company says its powder products are safe. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
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Johnson & Johnson targeted Black women with products linked to cancer, lawsuit says

The complaint says the company made Black women a "central part" of its business strategy but failed to warn them about the potential dangers of its powder products.

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