Public Health
Doctors, hospitals launch voter registration efforts
Amid the dual public health crises of COVID-19 and racism, some in the medical community are prescribing a somewhat nontraditional remedy: voting.
6 years ago
Trump orders more unemployment pay, a payroll tax deferral
Extra aid for the unemployed will total $400 a week, a cut from the $600 that just expired.
6 years ago
Coronavirus FAQ: Can an airline put you on a no-fly list for refusing to mask up?
When it comes to the new rules for the novel coronavirus, airlines like Delta are taking them very seriously.
6 years ago
3,000 Philadelphians applied for emergency weddings, only 20% got approved
The city limited pandemic licenses to frontline workers and others at risk.
6 years ago
Pandemics are hard. Investing in community-based artists could help.
Philadelphia is facing a long road to recovery. History shows us that public spending on the arts can bolster the economy — and the health of communities.
6 years ago
Their struggle is to keep children and families safe while keeping their doors open.
6 years ago
U.S. reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19
Racial fractures in the U.S. health care system have been exposed, as Black, Hispanic and Native Americans have been hospitalized and killed by COVID-19 at far higher rates.
6 years ago
How arguments in Washington are holding up coronavirus relief in Pennsylvania
Key players in the Capitol say they won’t make any decisions about how to spend $1 billion in remaining stimulus cash until Washington finishes negotiating a second stimulus.
6 years ago
‘We’re risking our lives’: Front-line federal workers sue for hazard pay
Some 6,000 federal employees are expected to have contracted COVID-19 on the job as of this week, and as many as 60 have died.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Free COVID-19 testing in Strawberry Mansion
The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium will provide free COVID tests at Mander Recreation Center in Strawberry Mansion for people in the community experiencing symptoms Aug 8.
6 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: State announces $25 million landlord assistance program
The initiative will provide aid to landlords with three to 10 units in their buildings who collected partial or no rent payments from April to July.
6 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.
6 years ago
Coronavirus cases are surging. The contact tracing workforce is not
NPR surveyed all 50 states about their contact tracing work. The workforce has barely grown since mid-June while cases have skyrocketed.
6 years ago
When COVID-19 hit Pa. in March, universities shut down and suspended some lab work and field research. For environmental scientists, it's been a big change.
6 years ago
Virus aid talks on brink of collapse, sides ‘very far apart’
A marathon meeting in the Capitol has generated lots of recriminations but little progress on the top issues confronting negotiators on vital COVID-19 rescue money.
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