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Medicine

A person exits Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Hahnemann building’s owner stymies city’s bid to lease it for COVID-19 cases

Mayor Jim Kenney accuses owner Joel Freedman of “jacking up monthly prices.” Councilmember Helen Gym calls for seizing it via eminent domain.

6 years ago

COVID-19 testing facility at Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health
Billy Penn

Pa. nurses: Hospitals won’t guarantee paid leave for workers with COVID-19

“We’re on the front lines, and we have an increased risk,” said a state union president.

6 years ago

There's a growing need for volunteer doctors to help treat patients infected with coronavirus. (Reza Estakhrian/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

There’s a federal system for signing up medical volunteers — but it’s neglected

The Trump administration has done little to take advantage of an emergency system built after 9/11 to recruit volunteer doctors, nurses and other health-care workers.

6 years ago

Residents were required to register online for free COVID-19 testing at Temple University's Ambler Campus in Montgomery County, which began this weekend. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Health

Appointment-only COVID-19 test site opens in Montco at Temple Ambler campus

540 people had registered in advance by Saturday. The site will be open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., as testing supplies allow.

6 years ago

Pharmacists typically wear surgical masks when preparing certain medicines — to keep the drugs sterile. But these masks, as well as of N95 respirators, are more often now going to front-line workers caring for COVID-19 patients. (Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images)
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Health

Mask shortage straps pharmacists who need them to keep medicines pure

Medications that require sterile preparation include those needed for treating COVID-19 patients, such as medications to calm, sedate or paralyze patients on a mechanical vent

6 years ago

A researcher moves a vial in a lab. Labs are ramping up their research, in the hopes of finding a vaccine for COVID-19. (Jessica Hill/AP Photo)
The Pulse
Health

One recipe for a coronavirus vaccine: add rabies

A Jefferson lab has built on its rabies vaccine research to create one for COVID-19. But a final product could be a year away.

6 years ago

Penn Medicine (Courtesy of Philadelphia Business Journal)
Health
NBC10

Penn Medicine employees test positive for COVID-19

Penn Medicine announced several of its employees tested positive for the new coronavirus. They did not reveal the number of workers or the facilities in which they worked.

6 years ago

Signs in the briefing room of the White House indicate social distancing measures being taken to separate reporters working at the White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Radio Times
Health

Social distancing and the limits of the law

We talk about social distancing and its impact in the spread of COVID-19, talk with Pa Health Commissioner, and we look at the government's legal powers during a pandemic.

Air Date: March 17, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:12
A pharmacist gives Jennifer Haller, left, the first shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, Monday, March 16, 2020, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st doses

U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday -- leading off a worldwide hunt for protection.

7 years ago

The hallway outside the Radio Times studio at WHYY.
Radio Times

Work in the age of coronavirus

On today's show we talk about work in the time of coronavirus, sick leave policies, and best practices in ensuring a safe working environment.

Air Date: March 13, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:44
A worker wearing protective gear is seen through a window as she works in the room of Susan Hailey, 76, who has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Radio Times
Health

Coping with coronavirus anxiety

We discuss the fear and anxiety many Americans are feeling around the spread of COVID-19 and talk about ways to manage the stress.

Air Date: March 12, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Cancer patient Judy Govatos, of Wilmington, is an advocate for allowing terminally ill people to end their lives with medical help. (Erin Reynolds/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Medication assisted suicide gets broad support in Delaware poll

The survey of likely Delaware voters shows broad support for a bill allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medication to patients with terminal illnesses.

7 years ago

A group of people stand around a podium.
Health

Privacy vs. public health: How Pa. and N.J. weigh disclosing coronavirus patient details

Authorities try to balance patient privacy with public health and safety.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Abortion access before the Supreme Court

We look at the Louisiana abortion access case before the Supreme Court and discuss the arguments and legal challenges to reproductive rights.

Air Date: March 10, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
In light of the spread of COVID-19, some U.S. health insurers have begun to allow patients to order a larger emergency supply of their routine medicines for diabetes, heart disease and other chronic conditions. (Jeffrey Hamilton/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

How to boost your emergency supply of prescription medicines

Most insurance companies have rigid schedules for authorizing refills.

7 years ago

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