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Reporting on Latino news and culture since 1992, Latino USA brings depth of experience, on-the-ground connections and knowledge of current and emerging issues impacting Latino and other people of color to every broadcast.

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Philadelphia’s mask mandate makes national headlines and sparks local debate

There’s a lawsuit to stop it, but no court decisions have been made.

1 month ago

Marvin Marcus receives a COVID-19 vaccine from a health worker
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Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say

Some groups of people are eligible for second COVID-19 booster shots. But the advice around boosters can be confusing. Here’s what Penn experts suggest you know.

1 month ago

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A closeup of a health worker's hands administering a COVID-19 vaccine
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Doctors oppose bill that would let pharmacists continue to vaccinate children after pandemic

A bipartisan bill aims to permanently allow pharmacists and trained pharmacy staff members to vaccinate children. Pennsylvania Medical Society doctors oppose it.

1 month ago

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Jon Combes holds his bottle of buprenorphine
Health

Burlington County receives $900K for opioid addiction programs

The U.S. Justice Department grant will be used, in part, to get people into treatment. And, to help children of substance abusers.

1 month ago

Fish are visible swimming through a tank at an aquarium.
Science

Climate change could significantly impact commercial fishing, Rutgers study says

Climate change is causing fish species to travel in search of suitable temperatures, and it’s impacting the marine food web, a Rutgers study finds.

1 month ago

Springfield Hospital in Delaware County.
Health

Crozer Health quietly threatening to shut off paramedic services for municipalities — unless they pay up

The four-hospital system in Delaware County has been reaching out to municipalities, threatening to shut off emergency medical services within 90 days unless they pay up.

1 month ago

Customers wearing face masks at Reading Terminal Market.
Health

It’s not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in U.S.

The U.S. may be heading into another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.

1 month ago

Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient.
Health

FDA authorizes 1st breath test for COVID-19 infection

The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage, the FDA said, and can be used in doctor’s offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites.

1 month ago

Bobby Flynn and Jessie Flynn
The Pulse
Health

Finding Hope in an Experimental Treatment

Jessie Flynn decided she’d had enough. For years, multiple sclerosis had taken more and more away from her life — her ability to move ...

Air Date: April 15, 2022

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For one day in March, wind generated electricity surpassed coal and nuclear, and became second only to natural gas. (Wayne Parry/AP)
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For the first time, wind power eclipsed both coal and nuclear in the U.S.

On March 29, wind turbines produced more electricity than coal and nuclear, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said.

1 month ago

File photo: A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is posted on a store front in Philadelphia, on Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Health

As Philly brings back masks, is its COVID response system too sensitive? Or a model for other cities?

Philadelphia’s indoor mask mandate was triggered by the city’s COVID risk measurement system. Public health experts weigh in on how well that system works.

1 month ago

Jaye Wilson is founder of the New Jersey-based Melinated Moms.
Health

A push to close the racial gap in maternal mortality rates in N.J.

First observed in 2016, Black Maternal Health Week is recognized from April 11-17 to call “attention and action” to “improving Black maternal health,” according to the CDC.

1 month ago

FILE - Children and their caregivers arrive for school in New York, Monday, March 7, 2022.  The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was set to extend the order, which was to expire on April 18, by two weeks to monitor for any observable increase in severe virus outcomes as cases rise in parts of the country.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Health

Unlike Philly, no mask mandate planned in Delaware even as COVID cases, hospitalizations rise

The number of COVID infections and hospitalizations is up substantially in the last few weeks, but the numbers are a mere fraction of mid-January’s peaks.

1 month ago

Penny Martin (left) and the Rev. Michelle Simmons, founder and executive director of Why Not Prosper, hug outside of a recovery home in Philadelphia.
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Spotlight PA

Oversight of Pa. addiction recovery homes will begin soon, but operators slow to opt-in

Only a few dozen addiction recovery homes in Pennsylvania have applied for a license despite the licensing program being designed to bring more oversight to the industry.

1 month ago

FILE - A person wearing a face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks in Philadelphia, Feb. 16, 2022.
Health

CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks

The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

1 month ago

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