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A health worker shows a box containing a bottle of Ivermectin, a medicine authorized by the National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (INVIMA) to treat patients with mild, asymptomatic or suspicious COVID-19, as part of a study of the Center for Paediatric Infectious Diseases Studies, in Cali, Colombia, on July 21, 2020. (Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ivermectin does not prevent COVID-19 hospitalization, a new study says

The Food and Drug Administration has long warned against using the cow and horse dewormer to fight COVID-19, warning it can cause serious, adverse effects.

4 years ago

Olga and Oleksandr hug as they wait beside a vehicle painted with the word
NPR
Community

Maternity patients among 20,000 civilians forcibly deported to Russia, Mariupol says

Under the Geneva Conventions, it is a war crime for an occupying power to deport people to any other country or territory during an international conflict.

4 years ago

A nurse swabs a woman's nose for a COVID-19 test.
NPR
Health

The more contagious BA.2 version of omicron is now the most common in the U.S.

The BA.2 strain now accounts for more than half of all coronavirus infections nationwide, the CDC estimates. The variant doesn't appear to make people sicker.

4 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford (right) accepted part of $3 million in funding from Community Project Funding from Congressman Dwight Evans (left) at the Center for Health Equity on March 28, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philly’s Black Doctors Consortium receives $3 million in federal funding

The free health clinic launched during the pandemic targets Black populations that lack access to health care.

4 years ago

Signs reading
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Courts & Law

While red states restrict abortion, blue states are voting to protect access

As several red states pass restrictive laws on abortion, progressive legislatures are passing their own policies aiming to protect the right to the procedure.

4 years ago

People line up for free COVID-19 tests outside Cibotti Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

How pharmacies and labs are scrambling to manage loss of federal COVID funds

Testing sites have had to turn people away now that they can’t bill the federal government. Vaccinators are bracing for a similar fate.

4 years ago

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NJ Spotlight

COVID-19 deaths drive N.J. population loss

Latest census counts show the pandemic’s toll, not just in the Garden State but countrywide.

4 years ago

RaDonda Vaught and her attorney Peter Strianse listen as verdicts are read at the end of her trial in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Nicole Hester/The Tennessean via AP, Pool)
NPR
Courts & Law

Former nurse found guilty in accidental injection death of 75-year-old patient

RaDonda Vaught's conviction could lead to years in prison. It's a rare case of a medical mistake being deemed a crime, and many worry it will have a chilling effect on the ent

4 years ago

Gail Carter-Hamilton smiles, wearing a pink and green scarf and necklace.
Health

Philadelphia Department of Public Health names first-ever chief racial equity officer

Gail Carter-Hamilton will work to ensure racial equity in the health department and address health inequities throughout the city.

4 years ago

Signs for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke and Nat Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
Health

CHOP, Penn Med collaborate to address children’s environmental health

A new regional center will develop programs to address asthma, lead and chemical exposure, and air pollution in Philadelphia and Chester.

4 years ago

Reeny Pereira smiles for a portait outside
NPR
Health

Pa. nurses are frustrated by months-long delays to get licensed

Nurses trying to practice in Pa. have some of the longest wait times in the U.S. After wading through red tape, some have given up and left, worsening the staffing shortage.

4 years ago

A headshot of Dr. Sharrelle Barber
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Drexel’s Ubuntu Center launches teach-in series on health equity

The Ubuntu Center aims to bridge connections between scholars, residents, and advocates about entrenched inequities created by racism and other systems of oppression.

4 years ago

ChristianaCare Primary Care at Jennersville. (Google Maps)
Health

ChristianaCare to take over two Tower Health primary care practices in Chesco

The Chester County practices were once affiliated with Tower Health, owner of the now-shuttered Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals.

4 years ago

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the 2022 New York State Democratic Convention at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel on February 17, 2022 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Hillary Clinton says she’s tested positive for COVID-19

The former secretary of state said Tuesday that she is experiencing "some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine."

4 years ago

File photo: The Pfizer logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in New York, on Feb. 5, 2021.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
NPR
Health

Pfizer launches a recall of blood pressure drugs due to a potential carcinogen

The company warned of several tainted lots of Accuretic and two other versions of the drug due to the presence of a nitrosamine above the Acceptable Daily Intake level.

4 years ago

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