Innovation
POST turns lemons into lemonade, inviting the world to Philly with virtual studio visits
Artists, once hesitant to bring strangers into their studios, now agree to do POST via digital tools.
4 years ago
How a new technology is helping people with congenital heart defects
About 40,000 babies are born with heart defects annually. The FDA approved a procedure less invasive than the surgery many get during their lives.
4 years ago
Listen 1:01Gene-editing treatment shows promise for sickle cell disease
Doctors hope the one-time treatment, which involves permanently altering DNA in blood cells with a tool called CRISPR, may treat and possibly cure sickle cell disease.
4 years ago
What it was like to participate in the clinical trial for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
PBS Newshour's John Yang reflects on his experience participating in Moderna's vaccine trial. "It started off with self-interest — I wanted to get the vaccine sooner."
4 years ago
Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in US
The action comes days after Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech announced that its vaccine appears 95% effective at preventing mild to severe COVID-19 in a study.
4 years ago
Fauci: Vaccine results are ‘important advance,’ but virus precautions are still vital
Dr. Anthony Fauci tells NPR that strong testing results for both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are "a very, very important advance" in trying to stop the coronavirus outbreak.
4 years ago
Disability and design: Creating equitable spaces
COVID-19 has shown how our cities and spaces can fail to keep us healthy. But for the 15% of the population living with a disability, this awareness came before the pandemic.
Air Date: October 22, 2020
Listen 49:45How the COVID-19 alert apps work
Pennsylvania and Delaware have released apps to help with contact tracing. Will the strategy work?
4 years ago
New medical device aims to stimulate COVID patients’ lung function post-ventilator
Ventilator use atrophies the diaphragm, the muscle we use for breathing. The Lungpacer is designed to help coax it back to work, to enhance recovery.
4 years ago
Why a North Philly developer gave up a ‘money grab’ to give back to local creators
Real estate investor Ani Sanyal and his partners are offering gallery space to local artists — for free — as part of a three-and-a-half-month artist-in-residence program.
4 years ago
A look at Inovio’s Philly local coronavirus vaccine-in-progress
The vaccine developed by the Plymouth Meeting firm and Wistar Institute researchers finished Phase I trials and is moving to an accelerated Phase II/III.
4 years ago
The special sauce that makes some vaccines work
Adjuvants play a big role in many vaccines' effectiveness. Scientists say there needs to be more research into developing a variety of adjuvants because of their importance.
4 years ago
As Philadelphia’s doctors learn more about COVID-19, the death rate drops
The more they know about the novel coronavirus, the more hospitals adapt their treatment protocols. That evolution may be lowering the local death rate.
4 years ago
First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing
The vaccine will start its most important step around July 27: A 30,000-person study to prove if the shots really are strong enough to protect against the coronavirus.
4 years ago
Fake vs. Real — And When It Matters
There was a time when seeing was believing — but that’s changing, thanks to new technology that’s elevating fakery to a whole new l ...
Air Date: June 12, 2020
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