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Health & Science

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured in a file photo.
Health

Coronavirus update: Philadelphia marks grim milestone, surpassing 10,000 cases

Farley said some of those cases are previous ones that are only just now being classified as belonging to Philadelphia, but added that most are new cases.

6 years ago

Dr. Jack Horowitz of Newark Urgent Care says patients with COVID-19 symptoms are assessed outside to protect patients and staff. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Worst day for deaths in Delaware as cases, hospitalizations keep rising

Gov. Carney stressed that he won’t take first steps to reopen the economy until new cases, hospitalizations drop for 14 straight days and rigorous testing in place.

6 years ago

An employee of the Department of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratories' Virginia Public Health Labratory adds chemicals in the second step of testing a sample for the Coronavirus at the lab in Richmond, Va. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (Joe Mahoney/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Health

Philly is testing about half as many people as needed to safely reopen, per one measure

That’s better than the statewide average.

6 years ago

FirstEnergy’s Hatfield Ferry coal plant in Greene County closed in 2013 amid poor market conditions, helping Pennsylvania to meet its emissions targets under the federal Clean Power Plan. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

How modern emissions compare to ancient, extinction-level events

Many of Earth’s most severe extinction crises have coincided with some of its largest volcanic events.

6 years ago

Chickens leave their enclosure at Dauphin and Waterloo streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Warmer, wetter weather to bring more chicken farms to Pennsylvania

The Department of Environmental Protection released its recent Climate Change Impact Assessment report, which focuses on livestock and watersheds.

6 years ago

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Medical personnel put on protective cloting at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 20, 2020. (Jeff Rhode/Holy Name Medical Center)
Health

Coronavirus update: 8 N.J. prisoners die of COVID-19

Gov. Phil Murphy had authorized releasing some from prison, but the ACLU says so far none has been released.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Philly warns of odors wafting from shuttered refinery this week

Crews are removing mercaptan from the site, the odor used to make natural gas leaks smelly.

6 years ago

Yetta Timothy, a certified nursing assistant in Harrisburg, was among a small group of health care workers who showed up to counter-protest the larger April 20, 2020, rally urging the quick reopening of Pennsylvania's economy. (Joseph Jaafari/PA Post)
Health
PA Post

Health care workers show up at ‘Reopen PA’ protest to urge people to stay home

Main rally marked by Trump flags, open-carry firearms, anti-vaxxers and plenty of anger at Gov. Tom Wolf

6 years ago

Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware revenue forecast drops nearly $700 million

Delaware’s revenue estimate for the current fiscal year dropped by $416 million on Monday. That’s roughly 10% of the budget Carney introduced in January.

6 years ago

(Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Health
Billy Penn

CHOP seeing fewer kids with asthma during lockdown, doctor says

Philly is one of the worst cities for asthma suffers, but studies are showing it’s not a big COVID-19 risk factor.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. unemployment portal opens for self-employed workers

Pennsylvania’s new application for self-employed and gig workers saw 50,000 applications over the weekend.

6 years ago

An EMT wearing protective equipment moves a patient into Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York. Preliminary data suggest COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color. (Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Who’s hit hardest by COVID-19? Why obesity, stress and race all matter

As data emerges on the spectrum of symptoms caused by COVID-19, it's clear that people with chronic health conditions are being hit harder.

6 years ago

People fishing
Science

It’s how you know the water is safe: the Schuylkill Rivercast turns 15

Pa. officials encourage fishing and boating close to home, with social distancing and no equipment sharing. The Rivercast predicts the water’s quality.

6 years ago

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A worker in the Proctor & Gamble Mehoopany plant (Courtesy P&G)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

‘Flow to the work’: Toilet paper manufacturers in Pa. flush with demand

Toilet paper manufacturers in Pa. say they’re rushing to keep supply from wiping out — and are still surprised by their turn in the spotlight.

6 years ago

(Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

A website about the U.S. electricity grid offers a mesmerizing way to pass the time productively

While millions of Americans hunker down, work from home, and try to stay busy and entertained amid a pandemic, much of our infrastructure hums along as normal, unseen and unap

6 years ago

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