
Health & Science
Philadelphia engineer creates backup ventilators for coronavirus pandemic
Designers sprint to create a basic model for COVID-19 patients that can be 3D-printed.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Wolf outlines tentative plan to restart Pa. economy
On Thursday, Wolf made what appeared to be an attempt to appease his critics. He announced a plan divided into three steps: “relief,” “reopening,” and “recovery.”
5 years ago
Prisoners being released from city, state prisons are not being tested for COVID-19
Prisoners Being Released From City, State Prisons Are Not Being Tested for COVID-19
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Delaware records first COVID prison death
A man being held in Delaware’s largest prison tested positive for coronavirus following his death earlier this week.
5 years ago
Unlocking the novel coronavirus
We discuss what makes the novel coronavirus such an effective and dangerous pathogen in the human body and the race to develop a vaccine against it.
Air Date: April 17, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Black doctors consortium takes COVID-19 testing into their own hands
Black Philadelphians are disproportionately dying of coronavirus. Now, a group of Black doctors is trying to bring tests to their neighborhoods.
5 years ago
This is Your Brain During a Pandemic
Optimizing our brains has become an obsession of the modern world. We meditate, take supplements, read books on productivity — all in t ...
Air Date: April 17, 2020
Listen 48:44Why ‘stillness’ is crucial for your brain during this pandemic
The idea that you should be optimizing your quarantine time is everywhere. But resisting productivity culture and letting yourself be bored is essential to your well-being.
5 years ago
Listen 13:15Coronavirus or not, kids still fall or feel yucky. Do you go to the pediatrician?
Some situations, like broken bones, clearly call for in-person visits. Others are not so obvious. Here’s some advice for parents.
5 years ago
Listen 1:29A risky but possibly lucrative mix: Nursing homes and COVID-19 patients
Canceled elective procedures mean many facilities are no longer getting short-term residents paid for by Medicare. Medicaid pays less for long-term care.
5 years ago
Liacouras ‘COVID surge facility’ opens with no patients
The 10,000-seat sports arena was remade into a medical facility to meet the demands of coronavirus surge. It ended its first day open to patients with no beds in use.
5 years ago
See the curve: Pa. coronavirus daily death count hits new high as spread slows
As the state's daily death rate hits a high, experts are cautiously optimistic that social distancing measures are helping to contain the contagion.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania raises alarms on transfer of radioactive Three Mile Island reactor
DEP asks the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to slow down the review of a license transfer due to the coronavirus emergency.
5 years ago
Listen 1:56Coronavirus update: Delaware man dies in prison, was held in coronavirus cellblock
A man in a Delaware prison unit that had a coronavirus outbreak has died. Two coronavirus tests before his death were negative.
5 years ago
Free diapers in Philly: 10 places mothers can get formula and supplies
A new program to help babies during the pandemic.
5 years ago
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