Health & Science
Open letter from Mayor Kenney to Philadelphia amid coronavirus crisis
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney addresses the impact of coronavirus in a letter to all Philadelphians.
4 years ago
The “save-the-most-lives” approach will exacerbate the already-existing health care inequalities, argues Dr. Hannah McLane, an occupational medicine physician.
4 years ago
Cats can get coronavirus. How worried should you be?
A study published in the journal Science now says the virus can infect both felines and ferrets. But there are some important caveats to the findings.
4 years ago
Penn doctor uses his near-death experiences to research why COVID-19 patients crash
Facing the cytokine storm — David Fajgenbaum brings his first-hand experience with cytokine storms to bear on this new coronavirus.
4 years ago
Listen 09:10Finding Resilience During a Pandemic
Air Date: April 10, 2020
Listen 49:47Could climate change shift the conversation on this invasive species?
Winters along the Delaware River and its tributaries can lead to picturesque scenes of snow-topped phragmites swaying in the wind.
4 years ago
Listen 6:54Philly eyes Mastbaum High School for temporary Kensington homeless shelter
The city is opening a drop-in site in the neighborhood to encourage more social distancing.
4 years ago
Why N.J. wants coders fluent in a 60-year-old language in the middle of a pandemic
Experts say COBOL was likely not written to be able to process the more than 500,000 unemployment claims New Jersey residents have submitted online.
4 years ago
Listen 1:56Most Pa. hospitals expect to burn through mask supplies within a week
Over the last two days, health care workers have demanded that the federal government provide the emergency supplies they need on COVID-19 front lines.
4 years ago
Kensington: Where the opioid crisis meets COVID-19
Kensington is the epicenter of the opioid crisis in Philly. Now, with the coronavirus crisis raging, residents worry that the neighborhood may be doubly vulnerable.
Air Date: April 9, 2020
Listen 11:59Coronavirus update: Despite blowback, N.J. parks to stay closed
Also: N.J. creates a grace period for paying insurance premiums, and stores can deny entry to customers who don’t wear face coverings.
4 years ago
Record-breaking Narcan shipments to prevent Pa. coronavirus overdose spike
The city has started weekly trainings so people living with users are ready to help.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Cases confirmed in all 67 Pa. counties; state prisons extend visitation ban
The number of confirmed cases in Pa. has increased by 1,989 over the past 24 hours, and there were 29 new deaths in that time.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Gov. Carney rejects university report that Delaware hospitalizations have peaked
The University of Washington had predicted that Delaware hospitalizations would peak Thursday but statistics belie that projection.
4 years ago
Doylestown Hospital has a sterile solution to the N95 mask shortage
The Bucks County facility uses hydrogen peroxide vapor tech to decontaminate its supply of face masks prized for its ability to filter 95% of particles.
4 years ago
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