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File photo: COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023. The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household
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Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

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Hoan Ton-That, CEO of Clearview AI, demonstrates the facial recognition software, using his own face, for reporters in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Face Recognition and What it Means for Our Privacy

Inside the company that could ‘end privacy as we know it’

Air Date: September 20, 2023

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A box of Narcan is seen up close
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OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves — but with early cost and access barriers

Narcan is a well-known brand of naloxone, a medication that can reverse drug overdoses if someone has taken opioid pills, heroin, or fentanyl.

3 years ago

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An up-close photo of fentanyl test strips.
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Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the ‘4th wave’ of the overdose crisis

The mixture of stimulants like cocaine and meth with highly potent synthetic opioids is a fast-growing driver of fatal overdoses in the U.S.

3 years ago

Poison Ivy
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Poison ivy is poised to be one of the big winners of a warming world

Scientists expect the dreaded three-leafed vine will take full advantage of warmer temperatures and rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to grow faster and bigger

3 years ago

Charlie Manuel in the dugout
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Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel improving after suffering stroke

The Phillies say the next 24 hours will be crucial for his recovery.

3 years ago

A doctor takes a patient's temperature
Health

‘Justified Medical Mistrust’ docuseries looks to the past to change the future of clinical trials

The docuseries explores why racial diversity is key to clinical trials, while addressing a history of mistrust among Black Americans.

3 years ago

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Young man sitting in a room divided by brain hemispheres.Creative half and logical half.
The Pulse
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How Art and Science Intersect

We explore the hidden architecture of science that often underlies music, literature, and more.

Air Date: September 15, 2023

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Experts say the new COVID boosters are a much closer match to currently circulating variants than prior vaccines and boosters
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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?

3 years ago

HUP crisis response center building's entrance
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Crisis response center services return to West Philly as new location opens at former Mercy Philadelphia Hospital site

The new West Philadelphia location marks the city’s fifth crisis response center for people experiencing mental health emergencies.

3 years ago

OVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic
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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.

3 years ago

Meet the comet Nishimura.
NPR
Science

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.

3 years ago

doctor giving a shot
NPR
Health

New COVID vaccines get FDA approval

The vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech were approved Monday for people 12 and older.

3 years ago

Scientists in a lab
NPR
Health

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.

3 years ago

A view of a skyscraper from below
Science

New Jersey’s largest buildings will now track electricity and water use in statewide conservation effort

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.

3 years ago

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