Health & Science
Studies confirm racial, ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations and visits
Days after declaring racism a serious public health threat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a pair of studies.
5 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: ‘Don’t get choosy’ Murphy warns as vaccine shipment drops
State officials urge residents to get any vaccine available as Johnson & Johnson doses could be scarce. Meanwhile, Camden County has 2,000 unclaimed doses on hand.
5 years ago
Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants
New studies of experimental updates to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines mark a critical first step toward an alternative if the virus eventually outsmarts today’s shots.
5 years ago
Most Pa. residents eligible for COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday; State to launch mobile unit
Many parts of the state opened Phase 1C Monday, but according to the Department of Health, appointments remain available, prompting the change.
5 years ago
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Rural Pa. residents lament more cuts to local hospitals during pandemic
“The problem is, as small hospitals go away, there goes your community. Do you want to move to a community that doesn't have a hospital?”
5 years ago
How can I help other people get the COVID vaccine?
There are many ways to get the shot to someone else: inform your neighbors; assist with appointments; volunteer with local vaccination efforts.
5 years ago
Listen 5:56What’s in Biden’s $400 billion plan to support families’ long-term health needs
Long-term care options are expensive and often out of reach for elders and people with disabilities. Part of the infrastructure plan would help fund home-based health care.
5 years ago
Philly has more than 100,000 vaccine doses to distribute, with only half spoken for
Some of the backlog is for second shots. The health department is working to reduce the overflow.
5 years ago
Map: This is where COVID vaccine providers are located around Philly
More than 200 locations are approved to receive doses from the city health department.
5 years ago
Heart disease is still a killer. Here’s how to reverse it
The pandemic made it harder to exercise and easier to gain weight, bad habits that can prime your body for heart disease. These tips can help you get back on track.
5 years ago
Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries
Other experts worried that delays could erode faith in governments that were particularly efficient in their vaccination programs and were counting on second doses soon.
5 years ago
How a new technology is helping people with congenital heart defects
About 40,000 babies are born with heart defects annually. The FDA approved a procedure less invasive than the surgery many get during their lives.
5 years ago
Listen 1:01‘How many of us will be left?’ Catholic nuns face loss, pain
These were women who held the hands of the dying and who raised the unwanted, who pushed chalk to slate to teach science and grammar and, through their own example, faith.
5 years ago
Why there will be fewer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines next week
It's the other side of a recent surge in Johnson & Johnson doses. The surge occurred because one of Johnson & Johnson's third party manufacturers was finally able to release.
5 years ago
Neighbors and anglers cry foul over Sunoco’s pollution of Chester County trout stream
Muddy water from pipeline construction flows at a rapid rate into West Valley Creek in Exton. DEP says no permit violations have occurred.
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