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Health & Science

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U.S. to get 100 million doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in $1.95 billion deal

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defence announced the deal Wednesday as part of Operation Warp Speed.

5 years ago

The COVID Racial Data Tracker, a joint project of the Antiracist Research & Policy Center and the COVID Tracking Project, reported in May that black people are dying at 2.5 times the rate of white people. They also account for 23% of COVID-19 deaths where race is known. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
NPR
Health

Black mayors call for governors to let them enforce rules to fight COVID-19

Black mayors in many of the nation's largest cities formally called on governors to repeal orders prohibiting them from enacting strategies that reduce COVID-19 spread.

5 years ago

Margo Crawford
Health
Broke in Philly

Temple Hospital workers demand hazard pay for coronavirus duties

Members of 1199C, National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, were joined by state and local officials and rallied on behalf of 800 colleagues.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley speaks with Dr. Ala Stanford, head of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Pandemic ‘is not over,’ Philly health commissioner warns

Over the past week, Philadelphia averaged 138 new cases of COVID-19 each day — an increase over the previous week’s daily average of 110 cases.

5 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden's plan is coming as the country faces an unprecedented child care crisis, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
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Health

New Biden plan would spend nearly $800 billion on caregiving

Joe Biden's latest policy proposal would spend billions making both child care and elder care more accessible and affordable.

5 years ago

A nurse with ChristianaCare gives a free test for the coronavirus to a driver in Delaware. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Carney ‘mad as hell’ state back on N.J., N.Y. quarantine list

The governor once again bristled at the inclusion of his state on the list of places whose residents are advised to quarantine for 14 days.

5 years ago

Chambersburg post office. (Brett Sholtis / WITF)
Health

Chambersburg postal workers refuse to wear masks, and the state can’t do anything about it

The situation highlights how safety precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have become part of election-year politics.

5 years ago

NPR
Health

Your ‘doomscrolling’ breeds anxiety. Here’s how to stop the cycle

So many of us do it: the long scroll through grim news on social media. A behavioral specialist offers shares how to stop “doomscrolling” for the sake of your health.

5 years ago

A billboard in Miami — where coronavirus cases continue to surge — depicts a medical worker holding up the world. The number of coronavirus deaths worldwide has surpassed 600,000, with more than 140,000 of those in the U.S.
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Health

Global coronavirus deaths surpass 600,000, with U.S. accounting for nearly a quarter

The U.S. reports approximately 5,000 deaths each week, according to Reuters. In contrast, Canada has reported a total of 8,800 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

5 years ago

A street artist spray paints a protective face mask over an old mural featuring a Venezuelan Indigenous man
NPR
Health

U.S. coronavirus deaths top 140,000 as world sets daily record in new cases

Nearly 260,000 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been reported over the past day, according to data from the WHO. More than a quarter were in the U.S.

5 years ago

Dr. Dan Meara examines a patient. (Provided by Christiana Care)
Health

Rebooting care: Patients, doctors and dentists catch up after the COVID delays

It will take a while to work through the backlog, because of social distancing and testing issues. But postponed procedures are being rescheduled.

5 years ago

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Dr. Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, discussed the resurgence in coronavirus cases in the state this week. The state hospital association fears there will be delays in getting coronavirus data under new federal rules. (John Hanna/AP)
NPR
Health

With CDC out of data collection, some state hospital groups can’t get COVID-19 info

The absence of the data will make it harder for health and public officials, as well as the general public, to understand how the virus is spreading.

5 years ago

Pregnancy is a time of hope and dreams for most women and their families — even during a pandemic. Still, their extra need to avoid catching the coronavirus has meant more isolation and sacrifices, too. (Leo Patrizi/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Safe pregnancy as COVID-19 surges: What’s best for mom and baby?

How worried should expecting parents be about any extra risks the coronavirus might pose to the mom or developing fetus?

5 years ago

Doctors and other health care providers still prescribe highly addictive pain medications at rates widely considered unsafe. Critics say the practice exposes tens of millions of patients each year to unnecessary risk of addiction, overdose and death. (Tracy Lee for NPR)
NPR
Health

Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions

Patients still receive more than twice the volume of opioids considered normal before the prescribing boom began in the late 1990s.

5 years ago

Construction on the Mariner East 2 pipeline has faced myriad problems, including damaged water supplies and sinkholes in a residential neighborhood in Chester County. (Marie Cusick / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

More sinkholes develop alongside Mariner East construction in Chester County

Residents are asking the Public Utility Commission to shut down construction.

5 years ago

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