Health & Science
Trump says more testing makes US ‘look bad,’ but its availability remains a concern
In recent days, a top Senate Republican has said that the coronavirus testing the United States has done so far is "not nearly enough."
6 years ago
The people flying during the pandemic and how airlines are trying to protect them
The few planes that are flying are almost empty. To try to ensure the safety of the passengers they do have, airlines are making changes.
6 years ago
Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven drug on vets
The Senate's top Democrat said the VA needs to provide Congress more information about a recent bulk order for $208,000 worth of hydroxychloroquine.
6 years ago
Lancaster, Schuylkill, Lebanon and Dauphin counties have all announced plans to move from the more restrictive “red” phase to “yellow.”
6 years ago
US faces ‘truly daunting’ challenges on needed COVID tests
Widespread availability of testing is seen as critical to reopening the economy because it would allow public health officials to identify and contain a rebound of the virus.
6 years ago
Workers in Pa. with preexisting health conditions fear a call to return to work
With no guarantee they can collect unemployment if they refuse to go to work, immunocompromised workers fear a near-impossible choice: Risk losing their jobs, or their life.
6 years ago
3 members of White House virus task force in quarantine
The White House's concern about infection is another stark reminder that not even one of the nation’s most secure buildings is immune from the coronavirus.
6 years ago
Public health experts say many states are opening too soon to do so safely
By Monday, at least 31 states will have partially reopened after seven weeks of restrictions.
6 years ago
Your boss may soon track you at work for coronavirus safety
Companies around the country are figuring out how to safely reopen office during the pandemic. The new normal might involve smartphone apps and badges to track employees.
6 years ago
How the approval of the birth control pill 60 years ago helped change lives
When the pill was approved in 1960, women had few relatively few contraceptive options, and the pill offered more reliability and convenience than methods like condoms.
6 years ago
Reopening too soon could exacerbate the already devastating death toll in long-term care facilities, they say.
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Pa. had early plan to protect nursing homes from the coronavirus, but never fully implemented it
Similar measures to those envisioned were later put in place, but only after widespread outbreaks were already underway.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: FDA approves Rutgers saliva test; N.J. to get remdesivir from feds
The test will enable people to collect their own saliva at home and send it to a lab for results, while the drug has helped some COVID-19 patients improve.
6 years ago
Who’s getting supplies of the COVID drug remdesivir? Pa. pharmacists, hospitals want to know
Gilead has donated its existing supply, to be distributed by AmerisourceBergen. That company says the government decides which places can get the drug.
6 years ago
Listen 1:46The coronavirus is mutating. That’s normal. Does that mean it’s more dangerous?
There are studies looking at changes to the virus genome — and the possible impact on how the virus affects humans. Here's what we know (and don't yet know) about mutations.
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