Health & Science

Medical staff prepare to start working at a drive-through testing center for COVID-19 in Paramus, N.J., on Friday, March 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Health

Haunted by Italy scenario, N.J. rushes to add hospital beds

Will it be enough? That’s the question on everyone’s mind, and it’s a difficult one to answer.

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Spotlight PA

Pa. eases take-home restrictions on meds for people in opioid recovery to reduce clinic crowds

Some patients in treatment for opioid use disorder will be able to take home up to a month’s supply of methadone, Pennsylvania officials announced Wednesday.

5 years ago

Moriah Guise and Dustin Mitchell check orders at Iron Hill Brewery. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)

Health

Ban on dine-in service has Del. eateries struggling with ‘uncertainty’ during pandemic

Gov. Carney is limiting restaurants to take-out and delivery service for the time being. Many are closing completely, but some are open with skeleton crews.

5 years ago

Health

Delaware has 39 coronavirus cases; Georgetown court closed after worker sent home

Family Court facilities in Georgetown in Sussex County are closed until further notice. A worker there showed signs of COVID-19 at security checkpoint.

5 years ago

Peck's Food owner Theodore Peck touches hands with a customer through window glass while closing his storefront due to the coronavirus outbreak, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Radio Times

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Connection and kindness during the pandemic

Many of us are practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of the coronavirus – keeping away from other people and staying at ...

5 years ago

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Radio Times

Health

Right wing media’s coronavirus coverage

We talk about how different right-wing media outlets have been covering the pandemic, the effect it’s having on their viewers, and ...

5 years ago

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

Health

Trump moves on invoking powers to spur virus supplies

White House officials are expected to update the public on the state of the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Pedestrians in protective face mask walk past a closed business in Philadelphia, Friday, March 20, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

Health

Gov. Wolf updates list of ‘life sustaining’ businesses; Montco asks for mask donations

The masks being sought by Montgomery County would go toward first responders and hospitals as needed.

5 years ago

Pharmacists typically wear surgical masks when preparing certain medicines — to keep the drugs sterile. But these masks, as well as of N95 respirators, are more often now going to front-line workers caring for COVID-19 patients. (Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images)

NPR

Health

Mask shortage straps pharmacists who need them to keep medicines pure

Medications that require sterile preparation include those needed for treating COVID-19 patients, such as medications to calm, sedate or paralyze patients on a mechanical vent

5 years ago

A large flare burns off fuel at Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery while firefighters battle a fire there. The wind carried the black smoke toward residential areas of South Philadelphia. (Emma lee/WHYY)

Health

When it comes to coronavirus, air pollution may put marginalized communities in danger

Experts say the coronavirus puts the elderly and immunocompromised at risk. Environmental pollution might exacerbate those risk factors.

5 years ago

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The UME (Emergency Army Unit) attend the train station in Granada, Spain Tuesday March 17, 2020. Police checked passports and IDs at the Pyrenees' border with France and along the 1,200 kilometer shared border with Portugal, as Spain re-established controls for incoming and outgoing travellers to stem the new COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Carlos Gil)

The Pulse

Health

Slowing the Spread of COVID-19

Communities around the world are scrambling to slow the spread of COVID-19: closing businesses and schools, canceling gatherings, and lim ...

Air Date: March 20, 2020

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Health

Wolf orders ‘non-life sustaining businesses’ to shut down; Philly closes playgrounds

20 of those infected in the city are health care workers. So when the first public testing site opens, priority will go to health workers with symptoms.

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