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Health & Science

European Commission President Ursula
NPR
Health

World leaders pledge $8B to fight COVID-19; US skips meeting

As the pledge conference took place, senior Trump administration officials repeatedly called the U.S. the leader in the fight against COVID-19.

6 years ago

Coronavirus testing site in Camden, New Jersey
Health

Coronavirus update: Murphy praises flexibility from DC, AG asks for tips on misconduct

New Jersey is now soliciting anonymous tips about misconduct at long-term care facilities, both before the pandemic began and once it started.

6 years ago

An employee directs people into the store at the Whole Foods grocery in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Philly Whole Foods criticized for lack of transparency after worker got COVID-19

For companies, there’s a balancing act between communicating accurate, vetted information and keeping workers in the loop about the evolving health risks of the job.

6 years ago

A man walks on Market Street in Wilmington, Del. wearing protective gloves on Friday, March 27, 2020. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware announces first steps to reopen

Starting Friday, small retailers will be allowed to open for curbside pick up. It’s the first step Delaware has taken to relax the rules put in place in mid-March.

6 years ago

Amazon fulfillment center
Health
Spotlight PA

Warehouse workers say their safety concerns are being ignored. Here’s their cautionary tale for reopening.

“Reopen?” said one Amazon fulfillment center employee. “We never closed. Plain truth: No one cares about us.”

6 years ago

A health care worker looks on as people cheer to show their gratitude to medical staff outside NYU Langone Health hospital in New York City last month. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

White House rejects government report projecting rising coronavirus death toll

The Trump administration on Monday pushed back against an internal government report that predicts the daily coronavirus death toll could nearly double in the U.S. by June.

6 years ago

Jordan and Nyla Ford with their 14-month-old daughter Noelle at their home in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Einstein patients crowdfund to save hospital as COVID-19 takes ‘devastating’ toll

Einstein is struggling to survive a pandemic that has ripped through the North Philadelphia community it serves. Its patients are stepping up to save it.

6 years ago

Temple University’s Liacouras Center. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philly spends $5 million on coronavirus surge hospital that admitted 14 patients

Not eligible for insurance, the city hopes to be reimbursed by the feds for the Liacouras Center overflow site.

6 years ago

People holding hands
Health

‘MindPHL Together’: Philadelphia launches campaign to connect public with mental health resources

The city wants Philadelphians to know they are not alone — particularly amid increased uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

University of Delaware campus
Health

Coronavirus update: Univ. of Delaware freezes salaries as president, football and basketball coaches and other top officials take pay cuts

University president Dennis Assanis says officials ‘are exhausting all possibilities to protect our workforce.’

6 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: Relief coming for Pa. gig workers and freelancers

Pennsylvania’s unemployment system for gig workers and those who are self-employed is expected to be fully operational by the end of this week.

6 years ago

Dr. Deborah Birx
NPR
Health

Birx on ‘stay-at-home’ protests: ‘Devastatingly worrisome’

6 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo
Health

DHS report claims China hid virus’ severity to hoard supplies

Chinese leaders “intentionally concealed the severity” of the pandemic from the world in early January, intelligence documents show.

6 years ago

(Photo via Shutterstock)
The Pulse
Health

The importance of finding joy during our coronavirus quarantine

Psychologists find that “guilty pleasures” may be valuable in fighting the feelings of loneliness our current isolation-at-home can bring.

6 years ago

Island Beach State Park
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa., N.J., Del. to buy supplies with other states; ‘Too soon to tell’ when N.J. beaches will open

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are part of a consortium of seven Northeast states that will work together to buy billions in critical supplies to fight COVID-19.

6 years ago

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