Health & Science
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.
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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
Replace Trump and bolster the CDC, a leading medical journal urges
The unsigned editorial sharply criticizes the Trump administration, saying it has marginalized the CDC to a degree that is dangerous for both the U.S. and the world.
6 years ago
COVID-19 testing for people without symptoms draws 600 in Delaware
The state’s purchase of 200,000 tests gives officials the ability to test up to 80,000 people monthly for the virus that has already infected more than 7,000 residents.
6 years ago
VA says it won’t stop use of unproven drug on vets for now
Facing growing criticism, the VA said Friday that it will not halt use of an unproven malaria drug on veterans with COVID-19 but that fewer of its patients are now taking it.
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The state’s largest nurses’ union says health-care workers don’t have essential face masks, access to testing, and other safety measures.
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Coronavirus update: N.J. tops 10,000 deaths, sets rules for July 7 primary
Gov. Phil Murphy also said hospitals could resume elective produce on May 26, while the state will hold grand jury proceedings over Zoom.
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Coronavirus update: Delaware issues Phase 1 reopening guidelines
Gov. John Carney unveiled a 25-page plan to launch Phase 1 of reopening the state including guidance for restaurants, retail stores and other locations.
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CDC alerts doctors to COVID-19 linked condition in children
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors about a serious rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus.
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Doctors say that information about the virus’ community-specific impacts will only become more critical as the economy reopens.
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Philly area health networks are slowly bringing back elective surgeries, in-person visits
Health networks say they are now better prepared with COVID-19 tests and precautions, so can slowly bring patients for in-person visits and procedures.
6 years ago
Listen 1:39Science Interrupted: The Impact of Coronavirus
Around the globe, COVID-19 has frozen economies, closed schools, stores, and restaurants, and even canceled the Olympics. Millions of peo ...
Air Date: May 15, 2020
Listen 48:54Has the coronavirus shutdown improved air quality? Is our air really cleaner?
EPA data for ozone levels and particulate matter doesn’t show big changes, but our bodies may feel a subtle, fresher difference.
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