Public Health
‘Headed to another part of life’: High school graduates walk in Pottstown, alone and adored
The 230 seniors will walk across the stage, one every 15 minutes, during the social-distanced procession.
6 years ago
Listen 2:53Can we still be friends? Coronavirus means working at formerly easy relationships
Friendships can wax and wane over time. But with everyone struggling with something right now, it’s a new and different layer of stress.
6 years ago
How is your congressional representative responding to COVID-19?
Members of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation skew Democratic. But the ways that they’ve responded to COVID-19 have varied widely.
6 years ago
History in the making as House casts proxy votes in pandemic
To mark the history-making moment, Republicans sued to stop the majority from using the system, in which absent lawmakers can instruct those present to vote for them.
6 years ago
‘We all feel at risk’: 100,000 people dead from COVID-19 in the U.S.
Public health experts say the coronavirus has exposed the vulnerability of a wide range of Americans and the shortcomings of a U.S. health care system faced with a deadly pand
6 years ago
Schools relieved as Pa. budget poised to avoid education cuts, for now
Most of the Pa. budget will be settled in November, but schools got a welcome dose of stability. There will be no major cuts this year.
6 years ago
State Rep. Andrew Lewis (R., Dauphin) said in a statement that he tested positive for COVID-19 last week and immediately began self-isolation.
6 years ago
Biden says Wolf’s reopening plan for Pa. is a model for the nation
Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, received Wolf’s official endorsement on Wednesday and joined the governor for a virtual campaign event.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: Gov. Wolf announces guidance for reopening businesses
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday details of his economic reopening plan for counties in the green and yellow phases.
6 years ago
City teachers wary of opening schools without contact tracing and a vaccine
More than 6,000 teachers participated in PFT survey. They worry that it will be nearly impossible to enforce social distancing or teach with masks on.
6 years ago
Megabus restarts Philly service amid confusion over roadwork behind 30th Street Station
You can get tickets to D.C. now and NYC next week — and the bus will pick you up in the regular spot, officials say.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: N.J. military, overseas ballots delayed; testing hits 20,000 goal
Software issues have delayed the mailing of military and overseas ballots for the July 7 primary.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: State lawmakers launch virtual session
State Reps voted 39-2 to approve holding their legislative session virtually. The Senate is expected to follow suit today.
6 years ago
A deadly hot summer is coming. Philly doesn’t yet have a plan.
The communities hit hardest by the coronavirus are also the most at risk during the extreme heat expected to come this summer, epidemiologists say.
6 years ago
Protests, masks and public health: where do my rights end and yours begin?
A medical ethicist asks if anti-lockdown protesters "have a moral duty to forgo medical care in favor of those who follow the rules?"
Air Date: May 27, 2020 10:00 am
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