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Public Health

Residents from St. Joseph's Senior Home are helped on to buses in Woodbridge, N.J., Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The Why
Health

Why nursing homes are taking COVID-19 patients

At least half the COVID-19 deaths in Pa., N.J. and Del. have been among nursing home residents. So why are some facilities knowingly letting in patients with the virus?

Air Date: May 19, 2020

Listen 18:03
The correctional complex on State Road in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly will now test everyone in its jails for the coronavirus

Up to now, only people showing symptoms have been tested — with 75% returning positive results.

5 years ago

Circles drawn on the lawn of Domino Park in Brooklyn help enforce social distancing guidelines. (Two Trees Management)
Health

Coronavirus update: Masks and distancing still necessary outdoors, says Philly mayor

Kenney blamed the White House in part for spreading “ridicule and dangerous” ideas that social distancing isn’t necessary.

5 years ago

Medical examiners and coroners are the last stop for investigating unexpected deaths, including those who may have died of COVID-19. In April, the Cook County Medical Examiner opened a surge center to handle overflow from Chicago-area hospital morgues. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
NPR
Health

With postmortem testing, ‘last responders’ shed light on pandemic’s spread

As efforts to test for the coronavirus and trace cases continues, medical examiners and coroners play a vital — if often unsung ― role.

5 years ago

Beach in Ocean City, New Jersey
Down the Shore
Community

Pa. officials to residents: Don’t go to the Jersey Shore this weekend

With Memorial Day weekend approaching, Pennsylvania officials are asking residents to not visit the Jersey Shore.

5 years ago

(Jessica Griffin / The Philsadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. sold nursing home testing plan as ‘universal’ and ‘radical’, but advocates say it’s optional and insufficient

The admin. falls short of official claims, has fueled some confusion on the ground, and would allow any nursing home to opt out of the robust testing suggested by the state.

5 years ago

A Rite Aid Pharmacy sign
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. pharmacies to offer COVID-19 tests without prescription

Health care was long assumed to be immune from economic downturns, one expert said. This pandemic is different.

5 years ago

Empty church pews
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware pastor sues over church restrictions

Rev. Christopher Bullock is suing Gov. Carney, claiming the restrictions are “a severe racially discriminatory purpose and effect on the African-American faith community."

5 years ago

Philadelphia's Schuylkill River Trail
Radio Times
Health

Contact tracing and the fight against COVID-19

We look at how contact tracing works and speak to Montgomery County Commissioner Valerie Arkoosh about the high infection rates in the Pa. county.

Air Date: May 19, 2020 10:00 am

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Empty office
NPR
Community

No more watercooler talk and other ways offices will adapt to the pandemic

The human need to connect means offices will likely survive the pandemic, but in an altered state.

5 years ago

Dr. Max Lazarus, a medical resident at a hospital on Long Island, N.Y., is one of some 130,000 medical residents in the U.S., many of whom have found themselves on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Max Lazarus)
NPR
Health

Doctors in training learn hard lessons during the pandemic

Many are pulling long hours in emergency departments and intensive care units treating patients infected with the coronavirus

5 years ago

Police patrol car with flashing lights and siren on
NPR
Health

N.J. health care aide charged after allegedly refusing to self-isolate; patient, 80, dies

A New Jersey aide faces charges after five members of her patient's household got COVID-19. The aide allegedly went to work after taking a test and being told to self-isolate.

5 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Coronavirus is pulling us 6 feet apart. Philly’s magnetism will bring us together again.

An urban planner reflects on how Philadelphia’s street design, transit and neighborhoods could change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Circles drawn on the lawn of Domino Park in Brooklyn help enforce social distancing guidelines. (Two Trees Management)
PlanPhilly
Health

‘Human parking spots’ could help Philly residents keep social distance at parks

Philadelphia officials are considering painting circles onto parkland to help visitors maintain social distancing recommendations.

5 years ago

Nearly 80 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard are assisting Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency with operating a COVID-19 testing site in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County. (Master Sgt. George Roach / Pennsylvania National Guard)
Health

Pa. enlists PEMA, National Guard to try to slow spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities

The teams are designed to provide relief for staff as well as training on use of personal protective equipment.

5 years ago

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