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An electron microscope image shows monkeypox virus particles.
Health

Philadelphia resident identified as first probable monkeypox case in Pa.

Pennsylvania’s first case of the monkeypox virus has been reported in Philadelphia based on preliminary testing.

3 weeks ago

An electron microscope image shows monkeypox virus particles.
Health

‘This is a pox virus we know a lot about.’ Infectious disease experts in the region say monkeypox is familiar, preventable

The monkeypox outbreak may feel familiar to COVID-19, but infectious disease experts say we have the tools and knowledge to stop the spread.

3 weeks ago

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Henry Jones, who kept getting sicker after 11 years of homelessness, was admitted in 1991 into Christ House, one of the first medical respite programs in the country. (Ryan Levi/Tradeoffs)
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Medical respite offers refuge for homeless people recovering from illness

In the last seven years, the number of medical respite homes has more than doubled, driven by multiple factors.

4 weeks ago

The baby-formula shortage has led some to question why the U.S. doesn't provide more support for breastfeeding. Here, a woman breastfeeds her son outside New York City Hall during a 2014 rally to support breastfeeding in public. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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The baby formula shortage is prompting calls to increase support for breastfeeding

Parents are scrambling to find baby formula. Factories are working around the clock to make more. And military cargo planes are airlifting formula from overseas.

4 weeks ago

Newly harvested strawberries on October 7, 2020. (YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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The FDA is investigating a hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to strawberries

The FDA and other agencies are investigating a hepatitis A outbreak in the U.S. and Canada potentially linked to organic fresh strawberries.

4 weeks ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman casts his 2022 Democratic Primary Election vote from Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, using an emergency absentee ballot. (@JohnFetterman/Twitter)
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‘We want you to call 911’: Following Fetterman’s stroke, neurologists weigh in on how to spot and act FAST on warning signs

During Stroke Awareness Month, specialists in the Philly region say, "don’t delay care."

4 weeks ago

A North Atlantic right whale leaps out of the water.
Science

Robotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safe

A Cape Cod science center and one of the world’s largest shipping businesses are collaborating on a project to use robotic buoys to protect a vanishing whale.

4 weeks ago

A health worker grabs at-home COVID-19 test kits
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Philly Health Dept. offers free COVID tests to event organizers for distribution

The effort is designed to concentrate on those in areas suffering disproportionately from COVID or people at high risk of transmitting COVID.

4 weeks ago

Smallpox vaccines being administered in Paris in 1941. When the disease was eradicated and vaccination came to a stop, that created an opening for its virus relative monkeypox. (Roger Viollet via Getty Images)
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Scientists warned us about monkeypox in 1988. Here’s why they were right.

Back in 1988, scientists in London almost seem to have had a crystal ball.

4 weeks ago

Close up of sleeping man and baby
The Pulse
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Chasing Sleep

Sleep — we all need it, but most people aren’t getting enough of it. Ideally, we spend about a third of our lives asleep. When we’r ...

Air Date: May 27, 2022

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All of the affected Jif peanut butter products can be identified by their lot code numbers, which is usually found near the ''best by'' date. (CDC)
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The Jif peanut butter recall is pulling a cascade of other products from store shelves

Many other companies use the peanut butter — the cause of a salmonella outbreak — and now they have recalls of their own.

4 weeks ago

A lab technician at a Pfizer factory inspects Paxlovid tablets
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U.S. making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites

Federal regulators have also sent clearer guidance to physicians to help them determine how to manage Paxlovid’s interactions with other drugs.

4 weeks ago

An unusual rule and inconsistent enforcement has given an advantage to largely unregulated certification businesses that stand to rake in millions of dollars each year courting Pennsylvania medical marijuana patients. (Spotlight PA)
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Spotlight PA

Companies blanket Pa. with ads about how to get a medical marijuana card, but doctors are silenced

With millions of dollars at stake, certification businesses buy radio ads, dominate Google searches, and even offer Groupons.

4 weeks ago

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Philly is giving free COVID-19 tests to party throwers and event organizers

Party on, Philadelphia? The Health Department knows people aren’t going to stop gathering, so there’s an online application to help make it safer.

1 month ago

This photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence at the Aaron Shamo trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during the investigation. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP)
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Overdose deaths up: Delaware sets another record in 2021

The vast majority of Delaware’s 515 overdose deaths involved the synthetic pain reliever fentanyl. The death toll is the highest in state history.

1 month ago

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