Health & Science
Has the pandemic cleaned up our air? Answers could lie on your doorstep
Coronavirus-induced shutdowns have given researchers an unusual moment to study air quality.
6 years ago
Medicaid clinics and doctors have been last in line for COVID-19 relief funding
"If we wait, core components of the Medicaid delivery system could fail during, or soon after, this pandemic," wrote the National Association of Medicaid Directors.
6 years ago
Uber to require drivers and riders to wear face masks starting Monday
The ride-hailing giant is preparing riders and drivers alike for a “new normal” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
CVS, Rite-Aid expand free drive-through COVID-19 testing in Pennsylvania
Testing more people is important, but a negative result does not necessarily mean someone is in the clear.
6 years ago
Listen 1:46‘A lot to be hopeful for’: Crisis seen as historic, not another Great Depression
The speed and scale of the economic crash have drawn comparisons to the Great Depression. But experts say this downturn should be shorter.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: SEPTA resumes some regular schedules; More unemployment help for Pennsylvanians
SEPTA riders can expect most bus and trolley lines to return to normal schedules, plus the Market-Frankford, Broad Street and Norristown High Speed Lines.
6 years ago
Should runners wear a face mask outdoors?
Masks are designed to prevent the wearer from possibly spreading the virus to others or being exposed themselves.
6 years ago
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of 2020, forms in the Atlantic
Arthur is expected to remain a tropical storm, potentially making landfall or brushing the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Monday.
6 years ago
Home but not safe, some LGBTQ young people face rejection from families in lockdown
Returning to the family home can be traumatizing for LGBTQ college students, psychologists say, especially if parents or siblings reject them or are even hostile.
6 years ago
How long before we know if reopenings cause virus spikes?
Experts say it could take several weeks to see enough testing data to know how lifting restrictions is affecting the spread of COVID-19.
6 years ago
‘COVID toes,’ other rashes latest possible rare virus signs
As COVID-19 continues to spread, less common symptoms are being reported including loss of smell, vomiting and diarrhea, and increasingly, a variety of skin problems.
6 years ago
US, European leaders weigh reopening risks without a vaccine
In separate stark warnings, two major world leaders bluntly told their citizens that they need to adapt to living with COVID-19 and cannot wait to be saved by a vaccine.
6 years ago
Autopsy: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol, drugs
The report made it clear: Bryant and the passengers almost certainly were dead in an instant due to blunt trauma.
6 years ago
Local health agencies struggle to ramp up virus tracking
They are often hundreds — even thousands — of people short of targets for their contact tracing programs.
6 years ago
More than 9,000 doses of the experimental drug are slated for distribution to hospitals across the state to treat COVID-19 infections.
6 years ago
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