
Medicine
Enrolling in COVID-19 vaccine trial as a Black doctor
"My dad would frequently say to me, follow the data, follow the science." N.J. doctor Chris Pernell on why she enrolled in a COVID-19 vaccine trial.
Air Date: October 5, 2020
Listen 18:19Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact
“We know our pain is questioned and our pain is not real to them,” said Christy DeGallerie, who later started a group for Black COVID-19 survivors.
5 years ago
President Trump tests positive for COVID-19
President Trump announced early this morning that he and the First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19.
Air Date: October 2, 2020
Listen 49:45Covid-19 checkup: vaccine progress and kids in school
Where do the vaccine candidates stand and how are politics complicating it all? Also, what are we learning about infections in schools that have reopened?
Air Date: September 29, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:47Montco-based Inovio hits speed bump in coronavirus vaccine effort
Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals has to delay upcoming coronavirus vaccine trials after an FDA inquiry.
5 years ago
Penn Med, PHMC lead coalition to save Mercy Philadelphia Hospital
The 153-bed West Philly safety-net facility, and its ER, will operate as a satellite of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Fauci urges Americans to trust the vaccine process while talking with N.J. governor
Fauci acknowledges there’s been confusion over the timeline and approval for a COVID-19 vaccine, but he says Americans should trust the process.
5 years ago
When a coronavirus vaccine arrives, Philadelphia is primed for battle
Implemented in 1994, the immunization registry known as PhilaVax gives the city a head start.
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Philly’s role as national COVID vaccine pilot site already over
The CDC invited Philly and 4 states to help develop U.S. strategy for distributing a vaccine. After a brief consult, a playbook was released nationwide.
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Single-dose vaccine tested as US experts say no corners cut
It will be one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccine studies so far, testing in 60,000 volunteers in the U.S.
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HIV-era policy still limits gay men from giving blood during COVID
The FDA still limits gay men who've recovered from COVID-19 from donating their plasma. It's a relic of the 1980s HIV epidemic advocates say should be a thing of the past.
Air Date: September 21, 2020
Listen 14:30Science and Medicine, Under Pressure
The pandemic has put a lot of pressure on both our health care system and the scientific process — exposing weaknesses that have long e ...
Air Date: September 18, 2020
Listen 48:24How faulty data, Big Pharma and the fallout from hydroxychloroquine has haunted the research world, as desperate doctors and researchers look for a COVID-19 treatment.
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Listen 14:52For some new doctors, the pandemic means more responsibility with less training
As some hospitals became overwhelmed during the early days of the pandemic, educational requirements for residents in especially hard-hit regions were suspended.
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Listen 7:15Report: Postal Service changes delay prescription drugs
The report contradicts public claims by Louis DeJoy that the recent moves he imposed “should not have impacted anybody.
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