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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Health & Science

Demonstrators hold signs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as arguments are heard about the Affordable Care Act Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Health

‘It’s a paralyzing fear’: More than 1 million in Pa. would lose coverage if Affordable Care Act is overturned

The Supreme Court heard the latest challenge to the law Tuesday. If declared unconstitutional, hundreds of thousands in the state would lose health care.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Health

Gov. Carney warns of more restrictions amid Delaware spike in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

The average daily count is 241, twice the figure of a month ago. The governor says Delaware is “going in the wrong direction.”

5 years ago

This photo provided by Eli Lilly shows the drug Bamlanivimab
NPR
Health

FDA OKs Eli Lilly COVID-19 drug, but supplies will be limited

The monoclonal antibody will be available to people 65+, or with underlying health conditions. Supplies will be short and distributing the medicine fairly will be difficult.

5 years ago

A University of Washington research coordinator holds up a swab after testing a someone for coronavirus on Oct. 23 in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Record increase in daily COVID-19 cases

Pennsylvania added more than 4,361 positive cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the state total to 238,657, according to the state Department of Health.

5 years ago

Stressed nurse
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Broke in Philly

Thousands of nurses at Philly area hospitals poised to strike

The nurses’ unions want safe staffing ratios and affordable health care as coronavirus cases surge again.

5 years ago

Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine encouraged Pennsylvanians to download the COVID AlertPA, which notifies users when they’ve been in contact with the virus. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Over 4,000 new coronavirus cases in the state

Pennsylvania continues to blow past previous coronavirus case counts, as deaths and hospitalizations mount.

5 years ago

A waiter takes the order of customers inside a restaurant
Health

Murphy imposes new bar, restaurant restrictions amid COVID-19 resurgence

The governor's announcement comes as the coronavirus rate of infection and the number of cases climbs higher in New Jersey and across the country.

5 years ago

Coronavirus test line in Texas
NPR
Health

COVID-19 cases top 50 million globally, US nears 10 million

The U.S., India and Brazil lead with the most cases and account for nearly half of the world count. The U.S. alone is poised to hit 10 million cases as hospitalizations climb.

5 years ago

Public health nurses look on during coronavirus testing
Health

Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine may be 90% effective

The shots made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech are among 10 possible vaccine candidates in late-stage testing around the world.

5 years ago

Joe Biden speaks with a megaphone in hand while masked
NPR
Health

President-elect Biden has a plan to combat COVID-19. Here’s what’s in it

Coronavirus cases are surging around the country. How will Joe Biden manage the pandemic differently, once he takes office in January? Expect a more centralized U.S. response.

5 years ago

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

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