
Health & Science
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Deal on $9.9B borrowing plan; transmission rate dips
A four member legislative panel, which would include two members of the Senate and two members of the Assembly, would have to approve any borrowing.
5 years ago
FOSTA-SESTA was supposed to thwart sex trafficking. Instead, it’s sparked a movement
Why sex workers say the laws harm the most vulnerable among their ranks — and put their lives in danger.
5 years ago
Listen 17:04Tropical Storm Fay shutters beaches as it heads north
Several beaches in Delaware had been temporarily closed because of the storm.
5 years ago
WHO: Aerosolized particles unlikely to be significant source of COVID-19 transmission
The World Health Organization has issued a new scientific brief that summarizes what's known about the different ways the coronavirus can transmit.
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In sharp contrast to abstinence-only education or “Just Say No,” America has been moving toward a public health approach that doesn ...
Air Date: July 10, 2020
Listen 48:53One woman’s mission to make sure everyone carries Narcan — including drug dealers
In Kensington, Rosalind Pichardo learned, people using drugs usually want to have Narcan on hand. Drug dealers were tougher to convince.
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Listen 9:27Boredom: making the most of it
Why does boredom drive some people to risky behaviors and others to creative ones? We'll learn how to channel boredom into something positive.
Air Date: July 9, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as coronavirus surges
Some Americans are left to wonder why the U.S. can't seem to get its act together, especially after it was given fair warning as the virus spread in China and elsewhere.
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3 million cases: Coronavirus continues to surge across U.S.
One million of those cases have been confirmed over the past month — part of a wave of infection that began after many states started to reopen their economies in May.
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Black therapist on mental health for POC in this historic moment
"What I've been able to do is relate to my clients when they are experiencing the systemic oppression and racism that weighs on all of our shoulders. I understand."
Air Date: July 7, 2020
Listen 15:45Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
The president has often appeared in public to shake hands with supporters and mingle with crowds, at times without a mask.
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Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again
“We’re five months into this and there are still shortages of gowns, hair covers, shoe covers, masks, N95 masks,” said Deborah Burger, president of National Nurses United.
5 years ago
Aerosols, droplets, fomites: What we know about transmission of COVID-19
Here's what we know about the novel coronavirus' different modes of transmission.
5 years ago
Why can’t the U.S. get control of COVID-19 infections?
As COVID cases surge, we examine why in the U.S. pandemic response has failed, what we are learning about the virus, and why Pa. needed a mask mandate.
Air Date: July 7, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00U.N. predicts rise in diseases that jump from animals to humans due to habitat loss
Zoonotic pathogens, which include COVID-19, HIV/AIDS and Ebola, have increasingly emerged due to stresses humans have placed on animal habitats, according to a U.N. report.
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