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David Fajgenbaum leads a research lab at the University of Pennsylvania dedicated to studying Castleman disease, a rare illness that nearly killed him five times. He has recently shifted his focus to look at ways of treating COVID-19. (Courtesy of David Fajgenbaum)
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Penn doctor uses his near-death experiences to research why COVID-19 patients crash

Facing the cytokine storm — David Fajgenbaum brings his first-hand experience with cytokine storms to bear on this new coronavirus.

5 years ago

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New Jersey coronavirus response
The Pulse
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Finding Resilience During a Pandemic

What does it take to get through a global pandemic? How do you keep going, keep working, get up every day and hope for the best? Around t ...

Air Date: April 10, 2020

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The harvesting session, called Phrag Fest, kicks off an ecological art project by artist Sarah Kavage (not pictured). (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Science

Could climate change shift the conversation on this invasive species?

Winters along the Delaware River and its tributaries can lead to picturesque scenes of snow-topped phragmites swaying in the wind.

5 years ago

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Jules E. Mastbaum High School
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Philly eyes Mastbaum High School for temporary Kensington homeless shelter

The city is opening a drop-in site in the neighborhood to encourage more social distancing.

5 years ago

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Health

Why N.J. wants coders fluent in a 60-year-old language in the middle of a pandemic

Experts say COBOL was likely not written to be able to process the more than 500,000 unemployment claims New Jersey residents have submitted online.

5 years ago

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Julia Moore
Health

Most Pa. hospitals expect to burn through mask supplies within a week

Over the last two days, health care workers have demanded that the federal government provide the emergency supplies they need on COVID-19 front lines.

5 years ago

People congregate at Somerset Street and Kensington Avenue on April 1, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Health

Kensington: Where the opioid crisis meets COVID-19

Kensington is the epicenter of the opioid crisis in Philly. Now, with the coronavirus crisis raging, residents worry that the neighborhood may be doubly vulnerable.

Air Date: April 9, 2020

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy wearing a mask that says 'EXIT 109' for his daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (Pool photo by Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
Health

Coronavirus update: Despite blowback, N.J. parks to stay closed

Also: N.J. creates a grace period for paying insurance premiums, and stores can deny entry to customers who don’t wear face coverings.

5 years ago

Deavin Reaves, executive director of the PA Harm Reduction Coalition, in front of a shipment of Narcan COURTESY DEVIN REAVES
Health
Billy Penn

Record-breaking Narcan shipments to prevent Pa. coronavirus overdose spike

The city has started weekly trainings so people living with users are ready to help.

5 years ago

A mounted officer patrols while wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of new coronavirus, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: Cases confirmed in all 67 Pa. counties; state prisons extend visitation ban

The number of confirmed cases in Pa. has increased by 1,989 over the past 24 hours, and there were 29 new deaths in that time.

5 years ago

A woman walks in Wilmington, Del., wearing a protective mask
Health

Coronavirus update: Gov. Carney rejects university report that Delaware hospitalizations have peaked

The University of Washington had predicted that Delaware hospitalizations would peak Thursday but statistics belie that projection.

5 years ago

Doylestown Health workers place used N95 masks on a rack for HPV sanitation. (Courtesy of Ron Watson/Doylestown Health)
Health

Doylestown Hospital has a sterile solution to the N95 mask shortage

The Bucks County facility uses hydrogen peroxide vapor tech to decontaminate its supply of face masks prized for its ability to filter 95% of particles.

5 years ago

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A paramedic takes blood from a patient in Berlin. (Kay Nietfeld/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
Health

What’s the antibody coronavirus test Chester County is using?

The county started its program Wednesday: 10,000 test kits have already arrived and 10,000 more are expected next week.

5 years ago

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File photo: Sanitation workers in Northeast Philadelphia on March 30, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
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‘We don’t feel safe’: Sanitation workers anxiously wait for city masks to arrive

“We don’t feel safe, we don’t feel protected and we don’t feel appreciated by the city,” said a Streets Department employee who spoke to WHYY under the condition of anonymity.

5 years ago

President Trump speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force at the White House on Monday. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
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Watch live: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing

The White House coronavirus task force is expected to make an announcement Wednesday about changing guidelines for self-isolation

5 years ago

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