
Health & Science
Philly area hospitals grapple with shortage of drugs to put patients on ventilators
It’s not just the ventilators: Hospitals are short the sedatives and painkillers used to keep patients on those ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic.
5 years ago
Listen 1:41Here’s where coronavirus is causing unemployment to spike in Pa.
The coronavirus shutdown has caused a massive spike in claims in population centers but has been felt most acutely on a per-capita basis in some of the most rural counties.
5 years ago
Aramark begins making PPE gear for health care workers
Aramark will shift its uniforms production lines to make personal protective equipment for health care workers tackling the COVID-19 crisis.
5 years ago
‘Customers thank me’: Philly tow king Lew Blum is sanitizing hooked cars
Tow business is down 80% during the pandemic, he says.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Murphy prohibits internet and phone shutoffs
Internet and phone service cannot be shut off to customers until 30 days after the current public health emergency has ended.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: No slowdown in Delaware, with 1,761 cases and 41 deaths
The daily toll keeps showing the curve of disease, hospitalization and death hasn’t flattened.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Philly pleads for federal government support
For the last week, the number of new cases in Pa. each day averaged around 9%, the first time the growth rate has been in the single digits.
5 years ago
No, you don’t need to disinfect your groceries. But here’s how to shop safely
The vast majority of the country is under lockdown right now. But stay-at-home orders come with a few exceptions — like grocery shopping.
5 years ago
Fauci comments on US virus response seem to draw Trump’s ire
Trump, who has been chafing at criticism that he didn’t do enough early on to fight the virus, reposted a tweet that said “Time to #FireFauci.”
5 years ago
Tips for a healthy coronavirus-era diet, from the nutritionist who ate at McDonald’s for a month
There are workarounds to takeout and whatever is left on the supermarket shelf. If canned or frozen fruits and veggies are all that’s left, use those.
5 years ago
The residential child care’s dilemma: lose income or potentially expose families to coronavirus?
State officials ordered most child care providers to close, but those based in a provider’s residence are exempt from the regulations.
5 years ago
Listen 4:13Coronavirus update: Pa. death toll rises as Philly celebrates Easter ‘different than any other’
Calling it “different than any other Easter Sunday,” Philadelphia’s new archbishop thanked health care and grocery store workers.
5 years ago
U.S. has most coronavirus deaths in the world
The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus has surpassed Italy's, putting America at No. 1 worldwide for the number of people killed by the virus.
5 years ago
Marked by colorful decals, the sites are intended to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading among people on the street.
5 years ago
Coronavirus exacts greater toll on communities of color
Experts argue long-standing, long-known health problems like diabetes and lack of access to doctors in Black and Hispanic communities increase susceptibility to COVID-19.
5 years ago
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