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Health & Science

Doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine are prepared at the Liacouras Center, where the Black Doctors Consortium held a 24-hour mass vaccination clinic on Feb. 19, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: All Philadelphians 16+ will be eligible for vaccine April 19

Vaccination rates are rising, but so are COVID-19 community transmission rates. Officials are ramping up testing accordingly.

2 weeks ago

Radio Times
Health

“ADHD 2.0” with Dr. Edward Hallowell

A generation ago, people with ADD & ADHD didn't have a medical name for how their mind worked. They were called lazy or disorganized. Dr. Edward Hallowell's work changed that.

Air Date: April 6, 2021

Listen 49:30
Thomas W. Munson receives his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Elizabeth Lash
Health

Official: Biden moving COVID vaccine eligibility date to April 19

Biden was set to make the announcement at the White House later Tuesday following a visit to a vaccination site in Virginia, a White House official said.

2 weeks ago

People line up for the COVID-19 vaccine outside the BB&T Pavilion in Camden
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Residents 16 and older can get a vaccine appointment beginning April 19

Gov. Phil Murphy has announced residents 16 and older can get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine two weeks sooner than planned.

2 weeks ago

Registered nurse Pat DeHorsey vaccinates Cornelia Lavong at a county run clinic
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Montgomery County expands vaccine eligibility

Essential workers in Montgomery County can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine.

2 weeks ago

Chef Zach Fortney at The Belvedere Inn stands for a portrait. (Kate Landis/WITF)
Health
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Pa. restaurants expand service while grappling with COVID-19 case increase

Looser restrictions are complicated by a rise in cases fueled in part by more infectious variants.

2 weeks ago

Amanda Rabinowitz (right), director of the Brain Injury Neuropsychology Laboratory at the MossRehab Research Institute, demonstrates the RehaBot. (courtesy of MossRehab Research Institute)
Science

How a chatbot can motivate people recovering from traumatic brain injuries

MossRehab Research Institute researchers reinterpret a common consumer technology to help with post-injury social isolation and depression.

2 weeks ago

From left, Dr. Marci Drees reviews respiratory samples with scientists Alexa Pierce-Matlack and Stephanie Levin at Christiana Hospital's microbiology laboratory. (Courtesy of Christiana Care)
Health

Feared ‘twindemic’ never came, as flu season has been almost non-existent in Del.

Two top Delaware doctors credit the widespread use of masks, physical distancing measures, and the fact that fewer kids are in school.

2 weeks ago

Listen 2:06
Miriam Palomino, right, receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Paterson
Health

N.J. residents 55 and older, adults with disabilities now eligible for coronavirus vaccine

Now up for the shots too: 55 and older; those with intellectual and developmental disabilities; more essential frontline workers

2 weeks ago

Sandy Boeckl holds her inoculation card
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Which places will require proof of a COVID-19 vaccine? And should they?

Some countries, venues let vaccinated people move more freely. What about travel passports? College classes? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk has insights.

2 weeks ago

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Interior of Lincoln Financial Field
Health

Eagles turn stadium into vaccine site for autism community

The organization turned Lincoln Financial Field into a COVID-19 vaccination site for members of the autism community.

2 weeks ago

Licensed practical nurse Starlette Sumpter administers COVID-19 vaccinations at a clinic
Health

Montgomery County to debut new vaccine registration system to eliminate line-jumping

The Microsoft-based system launches April 5. It will be Montco’s third try for a smooth way to pre-register people and schedule appointments.

2 weeks ago

A sign requiring face masks and COVID-19 protocols is displayed at a restaurant in Plymouth, Mich., on March 21. Coronavirus cases in Michigan are skyrocketing after months of steep declines, one sign that a new surge may be starting. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

A 4th COVID-19 surge may be starting. How bad could it get?

In the past seven days, the U.S. reported slightly more than 65,000 new cases per day on average, a jump of 20% from two weeks earlier.

2 weeks ago

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Health

‘They were dying after they went home’: Black women in Philly represent 73% of pregnancy-related deaths

Chronic diseases, mental health issues, and health insurance were factors, a review of pregnancy-associated deaths from 2013 to 2018 shows.

2 weeks ago

A new study finds that COVID-19 vaccines produce effective levels of antibodies in pregnant and breastfeeding women. They may benefit babies as well. (Jamie Grill/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Study: COVID-19 vaccine is safe during pregnancy and may protect baby, too

Since the pandemic began, pregnant people have faced a difficult choice: to vaccinate or not to vaccinate.

2 weeks ago

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