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Officers at the Cumberland County Prison walk the halls in Carlisle, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Health

COVID-19’s fall surge hitting Pennsylvania prisons too

Positive coronavirus cases in 22 of the state’s 24 correctional institutions are putting advocates, and families with loved ones on the inside, on edge.

5 years ago

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An Eli Lilly researcher tests possible COVID-19 antibodies in a laboratory
Health

COVID-19 antibody treatment soon to arrive in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said the federal government will distribute the antibodies to healthcare systems in the state.

5 years ago

A gloved finger prepares the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer.
Health

N.J. Health Commissioner expects COVID-19 vaccines to land in N.J. next month

The earliest shipments are expected to go to health care professionals and first responders first, with the vaccine likely becoming available to the public in April or May.

5 years ago

The Bartender Squeezes Citrus Juice Into A Cocktail.
Health

Spate of overdoses hits service industry workers in Philly who thought they were doing cocaine

Since Nov. 12, the city Medical Examiner's office has confirmed three overdose deaths among restaurant and bar workers who thought they were using cocaine.

5 years ago

People stand in line outside Sayre Health Center for COVID testing a week before Thanksgiving in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Billy Penn

As demand surges, some Rite Aid and other free COVID test sites in Philly are closed

There are still dozens of options available, although many have long wait times and longer turnaround.

5 years ago

The Rodeway Inn Center City is serving as Philadelphia's quarantine site (Google Street View)
Health
Billy Penn

Philly to open second quarantine hotel for vulnerable COVID patients as cases surge

The 30 beds at the first site sometimes fill up, officials said, with people from shelters or those experiencing homelessness.

5 years ago

In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York.
Health

Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in US

The action comes days after Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech announced that its vaccine appears 95% effective at preventing mild to severe COVID-19 in a study.

5 years ago

Pumpkin with a Medical Face Mask
The Pulse
Science

A 2020 Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving usually means we’re going big — way over the top. Twice the size bird we could possibly eat; more side dishes than the t ...

Air Date: November 20, 2020

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Ida (right, at 18 years old) was born in Martinsville, Va., and moved to Philadelphia when she was 3 years old. She married Johnny Robinson in November of 1956 (top left) and they raised six children. Johnny (pictured bottom left in 1989) died in 1997. (Courtesy of Diamond Franklin)
The Pulse
Health

With this Thanksgiving comes a sad first for many families: Lost loved ones

COVID-19 has taken hundreds of thousands of lives in the U.S. already, some very quickly. There will be mourning, and remembering

5 years ago

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philly police commissioner quarantining after COVID-19 exposure

This comes as coronavirus cases are spiking in Philadelphia, and across the state and country. It’s also not the first coronavirus incident Philly police have had.

5 years ago

A sign reminds patrons to mask up while inside a Pennsylvania restaurant.
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: ‘The epidemic is surging’

Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley warned of increasing coronavirus numbers across the board.

5 years ago

Sisters Barbara Leak-Watkins, right, and Alberta Lynn Fantroy pose with photos of their late father, Alex Leak Jr., at Watkins’ home in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. The Army veteran died in July after collapsing from dehydration at his assisted living facility, and the family believe pandemic-related neglect is to blame. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
Health

Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows

Advocates for the elderly say a tandem wave of death separate from the virus has claimed tens of thousands more due to the mistakes of overburdened health care workers.

5 years ago

ApiJect makes a disposable injection device that the company says can be mass produced to deliver vaccines and medications around the world. (ApiJect)
NPR
Health

As vaccine approvals loom, U.S. funds a back-up plan for delivery

Trump is doubling down on a novel, unproven injection device, providing more than half a billion dollars in financing for something that is still awaiting FDA approval.

5 years ago

A sign on a bus advises that passengers are required to wear masks. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
NPR
Health

As U.S. reaches 250,000 deaths from COVID-19, a long winter is coming

Coronavirus case numbers are exploding across the country at the beginning of what is shaping up to be a difficult winter of illness in America.

5 years ago

The COVID-19 treatment center at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
Health

New COVID cluster at Delaware’s largest prison

As cases of coronavirus rise throughout Delaware, a group of people incarcerated at the state’s largest prison have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

5 years ago

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