Health & Science
How should I cover my face? A deeper look into neck gaiters and face shields
Between face shields, neck gaiters and goggles, the options for protection are getting more complex.
5 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Lebanon County to get its $12.8M in CARES Act funds
In May and June, the Pennsylvania Health Department did inspections, mostly following up on complaints about COVID-19. The data has just been released.
5 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: General election to be a mix of mail-in, in-person voting
Gov. Murphy confirms N.J. will use largely the same plan from the primary for the general election. This time all registered voters will get a mail-in ballot.
5 years ago
13 states make contact tracing data public. Here’s what they’re learning
The vast majority of states are gathering data from their contact tracing programs, but only 13 respondents reported that the data was posted on a government website.
5 years ago
Hospital visits to those who are ill but not dying are vital too, clergy argue
When the pandemic began, many hospitals strictly restricted visitors. At some, faith leaders have been limited to phone calls and video chats ever since.
5 years ago
Listen 2:33Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Open to new experiences, or comforted by routine? Shy or the life of the party? Figuring out what m ...
Air Date: August 14, 2020
Listen 48:47How a brain injury turned a teenager from shy to sociable
A race-car accident shook her frontal lobes and cerebellum like a baby rattle, doctors said. Personality change after a trauma like that isn’t uncommon.
5 years ago
Listen 6:42Psychologists have a name for that sense of being different when we’re with different groups of friends: our social selves.
5 years ago
Listen 6:36COVID-19 death rate for Black Americans twice that for whites, new report says
It says the impact of the pandemic and how the disease has followed the contours of the larger society in falling especially hard on Blacks, Latinos and Indigenous people.
5 years ago
Biden calls for nationwide mask mandate
“This is America. Be a patriot. Protect your fellow citizens. Step up, do the right thing.”
5 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Tracing and testing delays in Philadelphia
Of the positive cases interviewed by contact-tracers, more than 40% believed they knew the person who they got the infection from, usually a household member.
5 years ago
Inside some Pennsylvania rehabs, ‘it’s like COVID doesn’t exist’
When treatment facilities ignore coronavirus protocols, patients are forced to choose between recovery and safety.
5 years ago
UN chief: pandemic threatens peace and risks new conflicts
Guterres said the pandemic has raised growing questions about the effectiveness of health systems, social services, trust in institutions and systems of governance.
5 years ago
Pharma company pledges $10 million to Philly students to help diversify STEM careers
Black workers make up 12% of the United States’ workforce, but hold 5% of science and engineering jobs, according to the National Science Foundation.
5 years ago
A new advisory panel on climate change starts work at DRBC
On the heels of a storm that destroyed property, displaced hundreds of people and flooded the region’s waterways, the timing is particularly relevant.
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