Health Care
Delaware County Memorial Hospital to close maternity unit. Just two will remain in the county
The inpatient obstetrics unit, which includes labor and delivery, NICU, and maternal fetal medicine, will move to Crozer-Chester Medical Center.
4 years ago
What is ‘flurona’? Why are people talking about it now?
Co-infections sometimes happen. This time, they’ve sparked a clever nickname.
4 years ago
U.S. urges COVID boosters starting at age 12 to fight omicron
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed, recommending that younger teens — and those 16 and 17 — should get a Pfizer booster five months after their last sho
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CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine
U.S. health officials also clarified that the guidance applies to school kids as well as adults.
4 years ago
Hospitals, prisons, parks restrict visitors as Delaware COVID emergency goes into effect
With coronavirus cases soaring, Gov. John Carney has reissued a state of emergency order as hospitals, prisons, and parks are limiting visitors to stop the spread.
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Main Line Health pauses elective procedures, surgeries for 2 weeks due to COVID
"Our top priority at all times is the safety and health of our patients and staff," Main Line Health said.
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Is a second vaccine booster in our future?
Get your first booster if you haven’t already, the experts say. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked some of them what we know about additional shots.
4 years ago
Listen 4:27Omicron is spreading at lightning speed. Scientists are trying to figure out why
The burning questions: What makes this newly identified variant so transmissible?. And what does it mean for preventing spread?
4 years ago
Novavax files data with FDA to support COVID vaccine
The announcement comes shortly after the European Commission and World Health Organization cleared use of the Maryland-based company’s two-dose shot.
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Rite Aid and CVS to close stores in 2022. What is driving the downturn?
This year saw the consolidation of big pharmacy chains around the country, even as they played a crucial role in COVID-19 testing and vaccination.
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Losing Jennersville Hospital will mean longer trips to the nearest ER for southern Chesco residents
Some worry about what will happen if the closest emergency room is 40 minutes away, instead of 10 minutes.
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Scranton, York to receive federal hospital support during COVID-19 winter surge
The "strike teams" will be deployed to open about 30 additional acute care beds between the two locations.
4 years ago
The CDC slashes estimates of omicron’s prevalence in the U.S.
New data from the CDC released on Tuesday, shows that while omicron remains the dominant variant, delta is still a worrisome driving force behind the current surge.
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FEMA to help Pa. hospitals with COVID surge
Pennsylvania hospitals overwhelmed with the latest COVID-19 surge will get help from federal teams as Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration finalizes the details.
4 years ago
State legislatures in U.S. poised to act on abortion rights
At least 20 states, mostly across the South and Midwest, already have laws that would severely restrict or ban abortion if the high court overturns Roe.
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