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A new at-home test for the coronavirus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The test will cost about $30 and will be available over-the-counter, according to the company who makes it, Ellume. (Ellume Health)
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FDA authorizes 1st home coronavirus test that doesn’t require a prescription

The new tests produce results completely at home within 15 minutes. Experts say they could be a 'game-changer' in helping people find out quickly if they need to isolate.

5 years ago

National Guard soldiers and airmen assist with a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site.
Health

Gov. Carney ‘very worried’ by relentless rise of COVID-19 in Del. as stricter measures take effect

The last week saw an average of 819 new cases a day in Delaware — nearly four times higher than the peak in the spring.

5 years ago

In this Dec. 9, 2020, file photo, test specialist Elijah Sanchez disinfects a testing booth at a COVID-19 testing site in Los Angeles.
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Synthetic antibodies in development as new COVID-19 treatment

Also, statewide COVID-19 hospitalization rates are now double what they were during the spring peak.

5 years ago

Public health nurses look on during coronavirus testing
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Here’s what Pa. hospital leaders say about masks, business closures and new public health measures

There is “universal support” overall, but some disagreement on specifics.

5 years ago

The exterior of a Moderna building
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FDA analysis of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine finds it effective and safe

Two days before a panel of experts is set to review Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and advise the Food and Drug Administration, documents show the vaccine is 95% effective and wel

5 years ago

While New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, right, and New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, left, look on, Maritza Beniquez throws her head back and thanks God during a news conference at University Hospital's COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
Health

New Jersey administers state’s 1st COVID-19 vaccine to nurse

New Jersey is expected to get three shipments of the Pfizer vaccine this month, beginning with about 76,000 doses this week and another 86,000 next week.

5 years ago

An illustration of a crying person holding someone's hand.
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Reach out and listen: How to help someone at risk of suicide

If you know someone struggling with despair, depression or thoughts of suicide, you may be wondering how to help. Here are nine things you can do that can make a difference.

5 years ago

A woman walks in the snow at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia
Health

Why your seasonal affective disorder could be worse this year

Mental health professionals say SAD, depression caused by colder, darker seasons, could be worse this year because of the isolating nature of the pandemic.

5 years ago

Food is loaded as drivers in their vehicles wait in line at a food distribution hosted by the Los Angeles Food Bank on Dec. 4 in Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
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For hungry Americans across the country, food insecurity crisis deepens

Nine months into the pandemic, and lines outside food pantries are still a common sight around the country: families waiting in row after row of cars

5 years ago

Coronavirus testing site in Camden, New Jersey
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Health care workers to receive first doses of vaccine

Gov. Phil Murphy announced that some New Jersey health care workers will receive the first doses of the state’s coronavirus vaccine allotment Tuesday.

5 years ago

Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Vaccine distribution is ‘going-to-war level of complexity’

Pa. and N.J. Governors Wolf and Murphy said that more aid is crucial not only for the economies of their states, but to be able to distribute the COVID vaccine effectively.

5 years ago

Dry ice is poured into a box containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as it is prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant
Health

‘Relieved’: US health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine

Hospitals are rolling out the first small shipments Monday, as boxes of precious frozen vials arrive at locations around the country.

5 years ago

Families stand in line at Philadelphia School District headquarters to pick up Chromebooks ahead of the start of the school year in September 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

PHLConnectED is offering free internet to more Philadelphia students and their households

The effort widens to households in public benefit programs with income qualifications, and students designated as English learners and special ed students.

5 years ago

The Sheraton along Interstate 95 south of Wilmington has been sold to serve people experiencing homeless. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Wilmington Code Purple shelter shifts to winter-long hotel stay

Instead of a temporary shelter only opened on super cold nights, Friendship House plans to move those experiencing homelessness into a former hotel all winter long.

5 years ago

Mike Pearson participated in the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial hoping to boost its confidence among Black Philadelphians. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Listening, not trying to convince: How Black Philadelphians are approaching vaccine hesitancy in their communities

Black people have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Many of them are the most distrustful of a vaccine.

5 years ago

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