
Medicine
We talk with Dr. Daniel Monti about the stresses caused by the pandemic, the impact on our bodies and minds, and healthful ways of coping.
Air Date: November 25, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:18COVID-19 antibody treatment soon to arrive in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said the federal government will distribute the antibodies to healthcare systems in the state.
4 years ago
A COVID-19 update as cases surge
Over the past week, the United States has blown past previous record highs for COVID-19. And the surge of new case numbers is continuing throughout the country.
Air Date: November 13, 2020
Listen 49:32‘We are not guinea pigs’: Trust issues and a COVID-19 vaccine trial in the Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation has a death rate from the virus nearly double that of New Jersey. But skepticism about volunteering for Pfizer trial’s runs deep.
4 years ago
Listen 8:13This week: COVID update in Philadelphia, what the rollout of legal pot will look like in NJ, and jazz musician Micah Graves.
Air Date: November 9, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine may be 90% effective
The shots made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech are among 10 possible vaccine candidates in late-stage testing around the world.
4 years ago
The Quest for a Coronavirus Vaccine
Not even a year after SARS-CoV-2 was first identified, several coronavirus vaccines are now in the final stages of testing. Some people w ...
Air Date: November 6, 2020
Listen 51:26Pa. coronavirus update: Eagles player tests positive; state is ready for vaccine
According to the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the player is Eagles safety Marcus Epps. The team says the player went into self-isolation.
4 years ago
Covid task force in disarray and winter social distancing
We discuss how the U.S. pandemic response get derailed and ways to stay safe and sane this winter as Covid rates rise.
Air Date: October 21, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access
The vaccine cold chain hurdle is the latest disparity of the pandemic weighted against the poor, who more often live and work in conditions that allow the virus to spread.
5 years ago
Delaware health system seeing huge demand for flu shot
Health officials are urging people to get the flu shot so that doctors and hospitals don’t face the extra strain of having to treat influenza in the midst of the pandemic.
5 years ago
Assessing COVID-19’s toll on Black physicians’ practices
Fewer patient visits, delayed or reduced insurance reimbursements, and the coronavirus itself struck a blow at some offices — and the communities they serve.
5 years ago
2nd COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness
The pause is at least the second such hold to occur among several vaccines that have reached large-scale final tests in the U.S.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania treasurer leads calls to lower price of remdesivir
Even before President Trump received the drug remdesivir to help treat his case of COVID-19, Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella was raising alarms about the price of the drug
5 years ago
Official says vaccine expected in January, countering Trump
A growing, bipartisan chorus of lawmakers, experts and public health officials says the country is ill prepared for a projected winter surge of COVID-19.
5 years ago