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The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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Canned goods and non-perishable items. (Shirley Min/WHYY)
Health

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

Latonta Godboldt is the owner, operator and director of Small Wonders, a daycare in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

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

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Archbishop Nelson Pérez, Philadelphia’s new Catholic archbishop, during Easter Mass. (Screenshot)
Health

Coronavirus 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

Funeral home workers put on protective gear to retrieve a body from a refrigerated truck outside a Brooklyn hospital in early April. As of Sunday, the U.S. reported the most coronavirus deaths in the world, surpassing Italy. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
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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

One of the sidewalk decals that'll be installed near handwashing stations at City Hall. (Decal: Adam Crawford Via Mural Arts; City Hall: Danya Henninger)
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Billy Penn

Philly installing public restrooms and sinks at City Hall and Love Park, plus hundreds more free meals

Marked by colorful decals, the sites are intended to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading among people on the street.

5 years ago

Newark City Hall. (Edwin J. Torres/NJ Governors Office)
Health
NJ Spotlight

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

(The Philadelphia Tribune)
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The Philadelphia Tribune

‘I don’t want to die in here’: inmates talk about conditions in Philly jails

A pair of Riverside Correctional Facility inmates said they fear for their lives as the novel coronavirus spreads in Philadelphia jails.

5 years ago

A couple in protective masks walk past the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Friday, April 3, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: NJ Transit to cut train, bus capacity; former Ukrainian Catholic leader dies of COVID-19

Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order also requires NJ Transit and private carriers to supply their workers with gloves and face coverings.

5 years ago

Police officers stop cars at the Melegnano highway barrier entrance, near Milan, Italy, Saturday, April 11, 2020. (Luca Bruno/AP Photo)
Health

U.S. death toll overtakes Italy’s as the Midwest braces

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday at more than 19,700.

5 years ago

Coronavirus testing
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Spotlight PA

Scarcity of coronavirus testing, lack of demographic data could hamper Pa.’s efforts to reopen parts of the state

Pennsylvania lacks key information about the coronavirus outbreak due to the continued scarcity of testing and a systemic failure to gather patient data from tests.

5 years ago

Apple and Google launched a major joint effort, Friday, April 10, 2020,  to leverage smartphone technology contain the COVID-19 pandemic. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Health

Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking

New phone software the companies plan to add would make it easier to use wireless technology to track down people for who may have been infected by coronavirus carriers.

5 years ago

Rachel Valletta, Director of the Climate and Urban Systems Partnership at the Franklin Institute, explains how to scrape spotted  lanternfly eggs off of a maple tree in Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Nature scavenger hunt, anyone? The Franklin Institute starts with spotted lanternfly eggs

The Franklin Institute has started a nature scavenger hunt for people to engage with nature and outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Dr. Aditi Joshi, director of JeffConnect, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s telehealth platform, opens EPIC, the
hospital's electronic medical records program.  That way she can look
up at patient's history and see scans and other test
results before meeting with them virtually. (Courtesy of Aditi Joshi)
Health

Coronavirus offers the chance to explore telehealth’s wider potential

Remote visits are essential to reduce the spread of the virus. After COVID-19, which populations might still benefit? Where might digital medicine fall short?

5 years ago

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

Planning for the worst: Temple’s Liacouras Center to open for overflow COVID patients next week

The arena is fully stocked with 180 beds, oxygen lines, dedicated ambulances and adequate personal protective equipment.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, File)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. to release ‘low-risk’ prisoners

The move is meant to protect people whose age or health status puts them at risk of life-threatening complications while behind bars from COVID-19.

5 years ago

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