Medicine
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
6 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.
6 years ago
In rare step, esteemed medical journal urges voters to oust Trump
'Our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent," the medical journal's editors say in a scathing editorial.
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Ironic twist: In spring, Trump halted research key to COVID-19 drug he’s now taken
The drug, Remdesivir, emerged in part because researchers had previously tested it in China through a project whose grant was abruptly ended by the NIH.
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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.
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Why a negative coronavirus test doesn’t necessarily mean you’re in the clear
False negatives are common in people who've been infected with the virus during the first few days after exposure.
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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.
6 years ago
What to know about those $200 drug cards President Trump promised
Health policy researchers say Trump may not be able to pay for the cards, which fall short of lasting policy changes to curb high drug prices.
6 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.
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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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