Health & Science
The new COVID boosters are coming: Here’s what you need to know
Experts say they offer good protection against current COVID variants. Who should get them, and when's the best time to roll up your sleeve?
2 years ago
The new West Philadelphia location marks the city’s fifth crisis response center for people experiencing mental health emergencies.
2 years ago
CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week
The agency’s director is expected to sign off on the panel’s recommendation and the vaccines could be available this week.
2 years ago
How to see a newly-discovered green comet this week, before it vanishes for 400 years
A newly-discovered green comet is zipping by Earth and is now visible for the first time since before Galileo invented his telescope.
2 years ago
New COVID vaccines get FDA approval
The vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech were approved Monday for people 12 and older.
2 years ago
Unraveling long COVID: Here’s what scientists who study the illness want to find out
There's still no validated treatment or diagnostic test specifically for the condition, although there are many candidates.
2 years ago
The New Jersey Clean Energy Act requires the largest building owners to report energy and water usage for the first time, and there are incentives to conserve power.
2 years ago
Listen 2:13Where to find free or low-cost COVID tests in Philadelphia
Though still lower than past years, cases and hospitalizations have been creeping up. Happily, tests are still readily accessible.
2 years ago
PBS is coming to Philly to talk climate, community empowerment at Penn
The event is a two-part panel looking at “recasting the climate change narrative,” with a renewed focus on exploring solutions rather than emphasizing crises.
2 years ago
Lab data suggests new COVID booster will protect against worrisome variant
Scientists have produced the first data indicating that a variant that has raised alarm is unlikely to pose a big new COVID-19 threat.
2 years ago
New Camden County school program aims to keep students in mental health crisis out of hospital ERs
Local hospital emergency rooms saw about 2,500 school referrals for Camden County students in mental health crisis last year.
2 years ago
Prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables help boost heart health
The research comes amid an epidemic of diet-related disease, which competes with smoking as a leading cause of death.
2 years ago
How writing suicide notes helped save a teen’s life
In his new book, “Dear,” Justin Kemp writes about minority teens facing mental health issues and opens up about his own struggles.
2 years ago
Listen 7:42Keeping it real with kids and their mental health
NAMI presenters visit eighth graders near Baltimore to have an honest conversation about mental health.
2 years ago
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