Health & Science
Coronavirus update: SEPTA resumes some regular schedules; More unemployment help for Pennsylvanians
SEPTA riders can expect most bus and trolley lines to return to normal schedules, plus the Market-Frankford, Broad Street and Norristown High Speed Lines.
4 years ago
Should runners wear a face mask outdoors?
Masks are designed to prevent the wearer from possibly spreading the virus to others or being exposed themselves.
4 years ago
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of 2020, forms in the Atlantic
Arthur is expected to remain a tropical storm, potentially making landfall or brushing the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Monday.
4 years ago
Home but not safe, some LGBTQ young people face rejection from families in lockdown
Returning to the family home can be traumatizing for LGBTQ college students, psychologists say, especially if parents or siblings reject them or are even hostile.
4 years ago
How long before we know if reopenings cause virus spikes?
Experts say it could take several weeks to see enough testing data to know how lifting restrictions is affecting the spread of COVID-19.
4 years ago
‘COVID toes,’ other rashes latest possible rare virus signs
As COVID-19 continues to spread, less common symptoms are being reported including loss of smell, vomiting and diarrhea, and increasingly, a variety of skin problems.
4 years ago
US, European leaders weigh reopening risks without a vaccine
In separate stark warnings, two major world leaders bluntly told their citizens that they need to adapt to living with COVID-19 and cannot wait to be saved by a vaccine.
4 years ago
Autopsy: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol, drugs
The report made it clear: Bryant and the passengers almost certainly were dead in an instant due to blunt trauma.
4 years ago
Local health agencies struggle to ramp up virus tracking
They are often hundreds — even thousands — of people short of targets for their contact tracing programs.
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More than 9,000 doses of the experimental drug are slated for distribution to hospitals across the state to treat COVID-19 infections.
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Replace Trump and bolster the CDC, a leading medical journal urges
The unsigned editorial sharply criticizes the Trump administration, saying it has marginalized the CDC to a degree that is dangerous for both the U.S. and the world.
4 years ago
COVID-19 testing for people without symptoms draws 600 in Delaware
The state’s purchase of 200,000 tests gives officials the ability to test up to 80,000 people monthly for the virus that has already infected more than 7,000 residents.
4 years ago
VA says it won’t stop use of unproven drug on vets for now
Facing growing criticism, the VA said Friday that it will not halt use of an unproven malaria drug on veterans with COVID-19 but that fewer of its patients are now taking it.
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The state’s largest nurses’ union says health-care workers don’t have essential face masks, access to testing, and other safety measures.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: N.J. tops 10,000 deaths, sets rules for July 7 primary
Gov. Phil Murphy also said hospitals could resume elective produce on May 26, while the state will hold grand jury proceedings over Zoom.
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