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Health & Science

Two nurses in the pediatric intensive care unit at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., communicate via walkie-talkie, as one helps on floor with COVID-19 patients and her colleague stands by to assist.
NPR
Health

Doctors race for answers as kids fight rare inflammatory syndrome tied to coronavirus

While early research suggests the condition is rare, experts are still racing to answer even the most basic questions about the illness.

6 years ago

Dr. Lauren Jenkins reads to her twin sons, Pierce and Ashton, while wearing her
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Health

She’s a frontline doctor in Philly. Her husband has lung cancer. Now, a simple hug is dangerous.

When Lauren Jenkins learned a coworker had COVID-19, she did what once would've seemed unthinkable — separating from her two sons and a husband with stage IV cancer.

6 years ago

More than 6.9 million people worldwide have been infected since the first reported case of the coronavirus late last year.
NPR
Health

Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 400,000

Johns Hopkins University noted the grim milestone on Sunday. The United States — at more than 109,000 — accounts for more than a quarter of those deaths.

6 years ago

Victorian houses along the beach in Cape May.
Down the Shore
Health

Officials: Shore house gatherings lead to 11 new COVID-19 cases in Bucks County

Bucks County officials linked one-third of new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday to someone who spread the virus at recent Jersey Shore gatherings.

6 years ago

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Health

Play ball! Delaware offers guidance for return to baseball

As the number of new COVID-19 case numbers continues to decline, Delaware Gov. John Carney said recreational baseball and softball games can resume.

6 years ago

Tear gas rises as protesters face off with police during a demonstration on May 31 outside the White House over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police. (Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Tear gassing protesters during an infectious outbreak called ‘a recipe for disaster’

Deploying these corrosive, inhalable chemicals could harm people in several ways, including exposing more people to the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Stanley Dawson, a dietary aid at a local nursing home is also a union representative with SEIU Pennsylvania. Dawson has been fighting for hazard pay and personal protective equipment for service workers like him at his facility since COVID-19 began. (Photo by Kerith Gabriel)
Health
Broke in Philly

‘They don’t care about us’: Nursing home staff fight for fair wage, PPE inside COVID-19 ravaged facilities

Union leaders say they have to fight for everything nursing home staff need to protect themselves from COVID-19, a virus that has been particularly deadly in nursing homes.

6 years ago

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Police and protesters clash Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Philadelphia, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Pulse
Health

The Impact of Police Violence on Health

The killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis has sparked another wave of national outrage over police brutality and viol ...

Air Date: June 5, 2020

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An airwoman provides a COVID-19 test
Health

Philly is ‘yellow’ now. Is it ready?

City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley says the numbers justify reopening as his department watches closely for signs of new outbreaks.

6 years ago

A testing kit sits on the windshield of a car as it passes through a drive-through COVID-19 testing site set up in St. Charles, Mo. (Jeff Roberson/AP Photo)
NPR
Health

Race, ethnicity data to be required with coronavirus tests in U.S.

The federal government says that as of Aug. 1, laboratories must include detailed demographic data when reporting test results in order to help fight the pandemic nationally.

6 years ago

Chambersburg in entering a 20-year power purchase agreement with Virginia-based Sun Tribe on a solar facility like the one seen here. (Courtesy Sun Tribe)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

South-central Pennsylvania borough makes significant commitment to solar energy

The Borough of Chambersburg could soon generate a quarter of its electricity from renewable energy.

6 years ago

National Guard soldiers help with coronavirus response
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. Assembly approves $5 billion borrowing plan

Also, nonessential retail stores must follow new rules when they reopen June 15.

6 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

Coronavirus update: Philly to go ‘yellow’ on Friday

While Gov. Tom Wolf has given the green light, outdoor seating at restaurants will not be allowed in Philadelphia for another week, said Managing Director Brian Abernathy.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health

Coronavirus update: New COVID-19 testing guidance for Philly protesters

Philadelphia officials recommend anyone who was at a George Floyd protest to get a COVID-19 test after seven days.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump announced in May that he was taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure against COVID-19. But a study published Wednesday finds no evidence the drug is protective in this way. (George Frey/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

No evidence hydroxychloroquine is helpful in preventing COVID-19, study finds

A study of more than 800 health workers and others finds that taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19 is no better than a placebo in preventing the illness.

6 years ago

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