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Health & Science

Keidy Ventura receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

N.J. hosts ‘Grateful for the Shot’ vaccine clinics in collaboration with faith-based organizations

The events are part of “Operation Jersey Summer,” a statewide campaign focused on getting all eligible people who live, work, or study in New Jersey to get the jab.

5 years ago

The CDC's early coronavirus test was poorly designed and it also came with problematic instructions, NPR has learned. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Early CDC coronavirus test came with inconsistent instructions, cost U.S. weeks

The shortcomings of the test kits cost the nation precious weeks as officials sought to detect virus hotspots and manage the outbreak.

5 years ago

People move along the Schuylkill River Trail
Health
6ABC

N.J. to end indoor mask mandate for fully vaccinated people ahead of Memorial Day weekend

New Jersey is expected to lift its indoor mask rules for fully vaccinated people by the start of Memorial Day weekend.

5 years ago

Phillies fans arrive for opening day at Citizens Bank Park on April 1, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Masks no longer required outdoors in Philadelphia, other mandates eased; Phillies clarify policy

The Phillies game on Friday night will mark the first sporting event in the city where masks will no longer be required outdoors.

5 years ago

Illustration of peoples hands reaching up for vials of DNA
The Pulse
Science

When DNA Research Doesn’t Benefit All of Us

There’s long been an idea that sharing our DNA for research benefits the greater good — that it leads to new insights, new medication ...

Air Date: May 21, 2021

Listen 49:13
Amari Gilmore (second from the right) and her extended family. (Photo courtesy of Amari Gilmore)
The Pulse
Science

For African Americans, DNA tests offer some answers beyond the ‘wall of slavery’

For decades, slavery created challenges for Black Americans trying to trace their roots. DNA ancestry tests might reveal new answers.

5 years ago

Listen 13:41
Nurse Monique Bourgeois, left, administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to educator Diane Kay at a vaccination site setup for teachers and school staff at the Berks County Intermediate Unit in Reading, Pa., Monday, March 15, 2021.
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: 50% of adults fully vaxxed, Wolf renews disaster declaration

Pennsylvania could have almost 70% of adults fully vaccinated in about three to four weeks.

5 years ago

A close-up of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Health

Pennsylvania firing vendor that mishandled virus data

Pennsylvania is firing a company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing and exposed the private medical information of tens of thousands of residents, state officials said.

5 years ago

Cicadas loom large over Philly in illustration form
Science
Billy Penn

Are the cicadas coming to Philly or not? What to know about Brood X

As if the spotted lanternfly invasion weren't bad enough.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, left, speaks at a news conference at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, where he announced that the state will give free season-long admission to the park and other state parks to any New Jersey resident who has gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by July 4. At right is Shawn LaTourette, the acting environmental protection commissioner. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Health

N.J. is offering up more freebies for COVID vaccinations. But do those incentives work?

In N.J., a vaccination card can now get you a free glass of wine, a free season pass to a state park, and a chance to win dinner with the governor and his wife.

5 years ago

The exterior of CHOP in Philadelphia
Health

CHOP receives $25M donation for its fetal medicine program from the family behind Wawa

The gift will fund expansion of the delivery unit, creation of a birth defects biorepository, and a position in pediatric surgical science.

5 years ago

(photo credit, Douglas Sanders/NPR)
Radio Times
Science

Shankar Vedantam on why we lie to ourselves

Host of the Hidden Brain podcast, Shankar Vedantam discusses his new book about why we lie to ourselves and the risks and benefits of self-deception.

Air Date: May 19, 2021

Listen 49:43
Katherine Evers, assistant park superintendent, said the work has helped the native seed base return. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Science

‘I kill plants so others may thrive’: Removing invasive species one painstaking patch at a time

A crew of dedicated volunteers removes wineberry and other invasive plants that choke out native species and harm the ecosystem in White Clay Creek State Park.

5 years ago

Listen 4:35
A person receives a COVID-19 vaccinations at a 24-hour, walk-up clinic hosted by the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium
Health

Temple teams up with Prevention Point to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Kensington

Temple’s College of Public Health and Prevention Point Philadelphia will host low-barrier, community vaccine clinics twice a week at Step Up to the Plate’s “Love Lot.”

5 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a vaccination site setup
Health

Delaware won’t check for ‘vaccine passport’ when mask mandate ends, Gov. Carney says

The governor is lifting his masking mandate outdoors and indoors except for crowded settings, though he says federal guidance is confusing.

5 years ago

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