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Spotlight PA

Pa. will give health systems $175 million to lead coronavirus response inside struggling nursing homes

These collaboratives will be tasked with implementing best practices for infection control and expanding testing to "asymptomatic staff and residents," a critical need.

5 years ago

Sometimes it feels like we’re being inundated with conflicting messages about the coronavirus. How do we sort what’s true from what isn’t? (Wladimir.B/Big Stock)
The Pulse
Health

Social Media’s ‘Infodemic’

Thanks to COVID-19, social media has never been more important — or more dangerous. Information — good or bad — spreads at lightnin ...

Air Date: June 19, 2020

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Should cities pay influencers to help stop the spread of COVID-19? The question is not just about money. It’s also about getting the word out to people who need to hear it.  (timofeev/ Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Health

Should cities pay influencers to help stop the spread of COVID-19?

The question is not just about money. It’s also about getting the word out to people who need to hear it and might not get it elsewhere.

5 years ago

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Conspiracy theories have flooded social media since the pandemic struck — giving researchers a chance to learn more about why and how misinformation spreads. (Konstantin Savusia/Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Science

The cost and hidden silver lining of COVID-19 misinformation

Because of the pandemic, researchers are learning more about how falsehoods spread on social media — and hopefully how to stop them.

5 years ago

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A northern diamondback terrapin
Down the Shore
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With terrapin nesting season underway in N.J., naturalist asks drivers to be mindful

With warmer temperatures and a recent full moon, the annual nesting season for northern diamondback terrapins is beginning at the Jersey Shore. 

5 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past a shuttered business in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly announces programs to help businesses affected by COVID-19

The City of Philadelphia announced Wednesday a plan to recover its economy post-coronavirus, including an initiative to invest in businesses owned by people of color.

5 years ago

(Dan Nott for Spotlight PA)
Health

Health officials failed to safeguard trust in Pa.’s coronavirus data, sowing confusion

The pandemic posed a massive challenge for an underfunded public health system, but experts say officials failed to heed best practices when presenting the numbers.

5 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Undocumented workers ask for relief funds; new signature rule for primary

After 100 days of unemployment for undocumented immigrants and their children who are ineligible for government aid, #100DaysWithNoRelief takes action for relief funds.

5 years ago

Delaware food bank
Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Virus pushes hunger needs higher, report says

A new study by Feeding America shows the pandemic and subsequent economic shutdown is causing that number to increase significantly.

5 years ago

Sgt. Mason Moscatiello
Health

A drug offers hope amid spikes in coronavirus infections

It's a welcome bit of hope as countries grapple with spikes in contagion as they loosen restrictions and reopen their economies.

5 years ago

A 150-foot long caisson gate was deployed on the Deepwater Reef site off the New Jersey coast on Monday, June 8. (Courtesy of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)
Down the Shore
Science

N.J. sinks caisson gate, tugboat at artificial reefs

A dam gate and a tugboat are the latest items to join artificial reefs off the New Jersey coast, state officials announced.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Despite improvements, Gov. Carney continues warnings

Despite improving numbers, Gov. Carney urged Delawareans not to get complacent with basic coronavirus protection measures.

5 years ago

Deja Bond graduated from New York University with a master’s degree in data science. Bond is the first African American woman get an advanced degree in data science from the university. — Courtesy of Deja Bond
Science
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly native is first African American woman to receive advanced degree in data science from NYU

Deja Bond earned a master’s degree from NYU Center for Data Science in May.

5 years ago

Lynn Tanner, center, and her husband Ryan, bottom right, are served lunch at Busy Bee Cafe Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Ventura, Calif.  Much of the country remains unlikely to venture out to bars, restaurants, theaters or gyms anytime soon, despite state and local officials increasingly allowing businesses to reopen. That's according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly warns restaurants to follow outdoor dining guidelines or risk shutdown

Despite encouraging numbers, the city is warning restaurants that if they fail to follow rules for outdoor dining, they could face shutdowns.

5 years ago

Medical staff prepare to start working at a drive-through testing center for COVID-19 in Paramus, N.J., on Friday, March 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Fired health commissioner files whistleblower suit

Christopher Neuwirth alleges he was canned for complaining about “a favor” from the state police superintendent on behalf of Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief of staff.

5 years ago

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