Health & Science
FDA flags accuracy problem with widely used coronavirus test
Potential accuracy issues with a widely used coronavirus test could lead to false results for patients, U.S. health officials warned.
4 years ago
Trump administration moves closer to allowing oil drilling in Arctic Refuge
The move applies to some 1.57 million acres of the refuge's coastal plain.
4 years ago
CDC study finds Latinos hit disproportionately hard by workplace outbreaks
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published on Monday is the latest to confirm that the coronavirus disproportionately impacts communities of color in the US.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania prepares to launch virus-tracing app next month
The app is designed to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.
4 years ago
Are antigen tests the silver bullet to Pa.‘s coronavirus testing delays? Not so fast.
Here's everything you need to know about the different coronavirus tests and what they can — and can't — tell you.
4 years ago
Can air conditioners spread COVID-19?
The answer to this question rests on the way the virus is transmitted — a topic that is still being researched.
4 years ago
Delaware hospitals have fewer and fewer COVID-19 patients
Public health officials and hospitals had feared disaster in the spring. But the number of people needing inpatient treatment has steadily declined.
4 years ago
Listen 1:46How should I cover my face? A deeper look into neck gaiters and face shields
Between face shields, neck gaiters and goggles, the options for protection are getting more complex.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Lebanon County to get its $12.8M in CARES Act funds
In May and June, the Pennsylvania Health Department did inspections, mostly following up on complaints about COVID-19. The data has just been released.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: General election to be a mix of mail-in, in-person voting
Gov. Murphy confirms N.J. will use largely the same plan from the primary for the general election. This time all registered voters will get a mail-in ballot.
4 years ago
13 states make contact tracing data public. Here’s what they’re learning
The vast majority of states are gathering data from their contact tracing programs, but only 13 respondents reported that the data was posted on a government website.
4 years ago
Hospital visits to those who are ill but not dying are vital too, clergy argue
When the pandemic began, many hospitals strictly restricted visitors. At some, faith leaders have been limited to phone calls and video chats ever since.
4 years ago
Listen 2:33Air Date: August 14, 2020
Listen 48:47How a brain injury turned a teenager from shy to sociable
A race-car accident shook her frontal lobes and cerebellum like a baby rattle, doctors said. Personality change after a trauma like that isn’t uncommon.
4 years ago
Listen 6:42Psychologists have a name for that sense of being different when we’re with different groups of friends: our social selves.
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