Health & Science
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in US, Canada
The product faces nearly 20,000 lawsuits claiming it caused ovarian cancer or mesothelioma.
4 years ago
16 weeks of crisis: Inside the Philadelphia health department’s war on the coronavirus
“You can study a pandemic till you’re blue in the face, but you never know what it’s going to be like until it happens.”
4 years ago
Jefferson finds a commercial partner for its potential COVID-19 vaccine
The novel COVID-19 vaccine was developed in the lab of Jefferson professor Matthias Schnell, an infectious disease expert.
4 years ago
Renewed calls for N.J. limit on toxic chemical as EPA reportedly rejects national regulation
Feds reversed an earlier plan to set a national standard for the toxic chemical, citing tough measures in two states.
4 years ago
Pa. caves to pressure, reveals data showing COVID-19 battered smaller nursing homes
Among facilities in the 5-county region with 5 or more deaths, the average infection rate was 44%; nearly half of residents tested positive, new data show.
4 years ago
What happens to the coronavirus when it gets warmer?
It’s a difficult question, but no matter what the answer is, the pandemic is not going to stop anytime soon.
4 years ago
Listen 1:36More migrant workers test positive for COVID-19, this time in Gloucester County
With thousands of more seasonal workers due to arrive in South Jersey, farmers still await Department of Health safety guidelines.
4 years ago
Why nursing homes are taking COVID-19 patients
At least half the COVID-19 deaths in Pa., N.J. and Del. have been among nursing home residents. So why are some facilities knowingly letting in patients with the virus?
Air Date: May 19, 2020
Listen 18:03Migration numbers plummet for imperiled shorebird on N.J.’s Delaware Bayshore
Veteran biologists are seeing unprecedented declines in red knots — and in horseshoe crabs.
4 years ago
Pandemic threatens to deepen crisis in mental health care
The nation’s mental health care system is struggling to continue treating patients in spite of the coronavirus.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Masks and distancing still necessary outdoors, says Philly mayor
Kenney blamed the White House in part for spreading “ridicule and dangerous” ideas that social distancing isn’t necessary.
4 years ago
With postmortem testing, ‘last responders’ shed light on pandemic’s spread
As efforts to test for the coronavirus and trace cases continues, medical examiners and coroners play a vital — if often unsung ― role.
4 years ago
The admin. falls short of official claims, has fueled some confusion on the ground, and would allow any nursing home to opt out of the robust testing suggested by the state.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: N.J. pharmacies to offer COVID-19 tests without prescription
Health care was long assumed to be immune from economic downturns, one expert said. This pandemic is different.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Delaware pastor sues over church restrictions
Rev. Christopher Bullock is suing Gov. Carney, claiming the restrictions are “a severe racially discriminatory purpose and effect on the African-American faith community."
4 years ago
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