Health & Science
For sports, coronavirus testing remains a major hurdle
The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball would need thousands of virus tests every week if those leagues can resume playing games.
4 years ago
‘They got us panicking’: Pa. foster youth await any sign of help from Gov. Wolf
Pennsylvania is lagging behind other states in this regard, according to foster youth advocates.
4 years ago
FDA allows emergency use of drug for coronavirus
Remdesivir is the first drug shown to help fight COVID-19, which has killed more than 230,000 people worldwide.
4 years ago
Report finds poultry farming sends more pollution to Chesapeake Bay than previously thought
The analysis estimates that about 1 million more pounds of nitrogen pollution enter the Chesapeake Bay annually from poultry farming than cleanup programs estimate.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Testing in N.J. prisons to begin, $1.4B paid to unemployed
After drawing criticism for not doing enough to curb the spread of COVID-19 in prisons, the state says it will test everyone.
4 years ago
Addiction, recovery and the pandemic
How are people living with addiction or in recovery coping during the pandemic? And how is the covid-19 impacting the opioid crisis in Philadelphia?
Air Date: May 1, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Outbreaks and Epidemics: The Role of Public Health
Air Date: May 1, 2020
Listen 48:56How COVID-19 led to a blood shortage, and why that’s troubling
Blood donations by African Americans dropped by 50% since mid-March, when many drives were canceled. That affects sickle cell patients seeking a match.
4 years ago
Listen 1:37Philly Mayor Jim Kenney seeks tax hikes, service cuts to offset pandemic’s $649M bill
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the city’s budget. Kenney hopes to use tax increases to prevent major service reductions.
4 years ago
US intel: Coronavirus not manmade, still studying lab theory
The conclusion of intelligence agencies comes as President Trump touts the as-yet-unproven theory that a Wuhan infectious disease lab was the source of the COVID pandemic.
4 years ago
Fauci warns states against ‘tempting’ a coronavirus rebound
Fauci’s warnings came after President Trump said the federal government would not extend its social distancing guidelines past Thursday.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Murphy meets with Trump and gets 550,000 test kits
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy took his pressure campaign for direct cash assistance to the White House on Thursday. And came back with a promise of 550,000 test kits.
4 years ago
Two more people in Pa. state prisons die after testing positive for COVID-19
Two more people incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons have died after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to three since the pandemic began.
4 years ago
Residents with no COVID-19 symptoms seek tests at new Camden County site, are turned away
Camden County’s new COVID-19 testing site opened Wednesday, drawing many people without symptoms who said they also should be tested.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Mayor Kenney announces first steps for reopening Philadelphia
Philadelphia will start lifting its coronavirus restrictions by reopening golf courses and resuming construction projects.
4 years ago
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