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Outdoor dining in Philly amid the coronavirus pandemic
PlanPhilly
Health

What the return of indoor dining means in Philadelphia

Indoor dining is back. As many celebrate the return of restaurant life, workers face new conflicts and questions.

6 years ago

A Cambria County wind farm
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Report: Clean energy jobs among fastest-growing in Pa. from 2017-2019

Coal and natural gas industries saw losses over the past few years.

6 years ago

Volunteer is injected with the vaccine as part of an Imperial College vaccine trial, at a clinic in London, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Imperial College is working on the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Radio Times
Health

Can we count on a Covid vaccine?

We'll talk about where the vaccine trials stand and the challenges of immunizing large populations. We'll also learn the latest on virus transmission and immunity.

Air Date: August 20, 2020 10:00 am

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City Reach Philly Church in Northeast Philadelphia. (Google Maps)
Health

City officials investigate COVID-19 outbreak at Northeast Philly church

Nine members of City Reach Philly Church in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia have tested positive for COVID-19.

6 years ago

Drexel University
Health
NBC10

Drexel University undergraduate students to stay home this fall

Drexel will also cancel the tuition increase and implement a tuition freeze for all undergraduate students in the fall 2020 term to help them deal with financial difficulties.

6 years ago

Advocates and workers protest outside of Ashley Furniture facility in Leesport, Pa. (Courtesy of Make the Road)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

‘Pandemic changed nothing’: Manufacturing workers voice concerns over COVID safety

Employee concerns highlight the struggle taking place in workplaces across America, where companies are debating how much to invest in retrofitting their workspaces.

6 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Health
Spotlight PA

A decades-old law is shielding the Wolf administration from scrutiny of its coronavirus response

Pa. is denying journalists' requests for COVID-19 data and records using a law authored in the heyday of syphilis.

6 years ago

Empty church pews
Health

Pastor’s lawyers eye deposing Carney over coronavirus restrictions

Carney in March ordered worship services be limited to no more than 10 people, a restriction he did not impose at the time on more than 230 other businesses deemed essential.

6 years ago

Some workers and employers across the country continue to face personal protective equipment shortages. Masks, gloves, gowns, thermometers and other equipment are scarce.
NPR
Health

Yep, masks and protective gear are still hard to get — especially for small buyers

Just like in March, when coronavirus cases spiked for the first time, some workers and employers across the county face PPE shortages. Masks, gloves and gowns are scarce.

6 years ago

Oyeronke Popoola, a 17-year-old freshman from Raleigh, carries some of her belongings as she and other students leave campus following a cluster of COVID-19 cases at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Health

Colleges grapple with coronavirus as students return

In the past few days alone, college students at schools in North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vermont, Kansas, Colorado and at the Air Force Academy have tested positive.

6 years ago

(Annelise Capossela for NPR)
NPR
Health

Staying strong during lockdown means reaching out — and working your mind, too

Keeping your brain busy but relaxed by volunteering, gardening, or learning a new language, for example, can help you cope with hard times now and in the future.

6 years ago

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a news conference last month in Geneva. He is urging countries to join a pact aimed at ensuring access to drugs to prevent COVID-19. (Fabrice  Coffrini/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

WHO chief urges nations to join in preventing ‘vaccine nationalism’

"Sharing finite supplies strategically and globally is actually in each country's national interest," Tedros said.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: App to track COVID-19 exposure coming in September

The app uses tech developed by Apple and Google to track if users have come within six feet of someone who’s tested positive for COVID for 15 minutes.

6 years ago

Residents at the Southern Pines nursing home are separated and wear face coverings during their daily bingo game in Warner Robins, Ga., on Thursday, June 25, 2020. “We’re going to have to run different for a long while,” says administrator Donna Stefano. “Otherwise it’s going to come back and next time we may not be so lucky.” (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Health

Report: Nursing home cases up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound

Long-term care facilities account for less than 1% of the U.S. population, but more than 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths.

6 years ago

Coronavirus patient samples
Health

FDA flags accuracy problem with widely used coronavirus test

Potential accuracy issues with a widely used coronavirus test could lead to false results for patients, U.S. health officials warned.

6 years ago

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