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Ed Brown (center in group photo), 17, stands with friends and Sunrise members at the Count Every Vote rally Thursday (Miles Bryan / WHYY)
Science

Many eyes were on Philly this week. Don’t look away, environmental activists say

The ballot count brought a lot of attention this week. Post-election, there’s still work to be done, they say, and noticed — no matter the winner.

5 years ago

The CDC's laboratory test kit for the new coronavirus
NPR
Health

CDC Report: Officials knew coronavirus test was flawed but released it anyway

An unreleased CDC review shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the labs anyway.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley answers questions at the city's daily coronavirus briefing at the Fire Administration Building on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: ‘This is a very dangerous period,’ Philly health commissioner says

Philadelphia reported 742 cases, highest daily number since the pandemic began. “Everything is on the table right now,” Health Commissioner Farley says.

5 years ago

A health worker holding a COVID-19 vaccine vial
The Pulse
Health

The Quest for a Coronavirus Vaccine

Not even a year after SARS-CoV-2 was first identified, several coronavirus vaccines are now in the final stages of testing. Some people w ...

Air Date: November 6, 2020

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Medical staff members treat a patient with COVID-19 last week in the intensive care unit of United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, experts say immunizing health workers first is the best way to curb deaths and stop transmission.
NPR
Health

First COVID-19 vaccine doses to go to health workers, say CDC advisers

A team of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a science-based outline for deploying a vaccine when it's ready. The goal is to stop deaths.

5 years ago

(Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Clots, strokes and rashes. Is COVID-19 a disease of the blood vessels?

COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. So esearchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, workers count Milwaukee County ballots at Central Count in Milwaukee. U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, with a surprising twist. In places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Health

Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump

In places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support.

5 years ago

Paula Plotkin processes mail-in ballots at Bergen Community College
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: New restrictions ‘close’ as infections rise; voter turnout record smashed

Over the last few weeks, the state’s case numbers have continued to rise in line with national trends.

5 years ago

Dallas Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb (88) tries to get past Philadelphia Eagles' Marcus Epps (22) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Eagles player tests positive; state is ready for vaccine

According to the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the player is Eagles safety Marcus Epps. The team says the player went into self-isolation.

5 years ago

Health workers measure a woman's blood pressure during a simulation of a COVID-19 vaccine trial in Indonesia. (Adriana Adie/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Poor countries fall behind in race to reserve COVID-19 vaccine

Despite an international agreement to allocate the vaccine equitably around the world, billions of people might not be immunized until 2023 or even 2024.

5 years ago

Depressed man sitting in front of glowing computer screen.
NPR
Health

Election got you stressed? You’re not alone — here’s 5 ways to deal with it

The 2020 U.S. Election brings uncertainty to many during an already uncertain time. Here are five ways to deal with the increased stress.

5 years ago

Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg walks among thousands of white flags planted in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19
Health

US sets record for cases amid election battle over coronavirus

The U.S. set another record for daily confirmed COVID-19 cases as several states posted all-time highs, underscoring the vexing issue confronting President Trump or Joe Biden.

5 years ago

Healthcare Theatre Actor Zachary Jackson sits on the bed while Andrew Jones talks to him and speech language pathologist Julie McCauley watches during a class to simulate interaction between patients, nurses and doctors. (Ashley Barnas/University of Delaware)
Health

Theater class helps future health care pros improve bedside manner

Doctors and nurses face even more challenges communicating with patients in the era of COVID-19. “Health care theater” at UD is designed to help.

5 years ago

Listen 2:52
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Health

N.J. records its highest daily total of new coronavirus infections since May

“We are still in the midst of the pandemic and need everyone to take this seriously. Wear a mask. Social distance. Wash your hands,” said Gov. Murphy.

5 years ago

Healthcare professionals gather outside Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis to demonstrate in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on June 5. The demonstration, called 'White Coats for Black Lives,' was organized to show solidarity with those protesting the death of George Floyd after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
(Jeff Roberson/AP)
NPR
Health

A new Hippocratic oath asks doctors to fight racial injustice and misinformation

Increasingly, medical professionals are joining protests for racial justice and acknowledging racism's impact on public health.

5 years ago

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