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Murphy: I’d be ‘shocked’ if N.J. beaches are not open by Memorial Day

Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday evening that he expects New Jersey beaches to be open by Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start to the summer season.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania recently started using Sara Alert, a disease monitoring tool from the research organization Mitre.
Health

The technology and privacy tradeoffs behind COVID-19 contact tracing apps

As Pennsylvania, other places consider tech to track and thwart coronavirus spread, they must balance personal privacy with the need for public health data.

6 years ago

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Buzz Off, Mosquitoes

Most of us dread mosquito season — but on some level, you’ve got to admire these pesky bloodsuckers. Over the millennia, they’v ...

Air Date: May 8, 2020

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Arts & Entertainment

Wilma Theater asks subscribers to buy into an unknown future

As theaters shut for the rest of the season, the next 2020-2021 season remains uncertain. The Wilma Theater asks subscribers to buy into it.

6 years ago

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Gregory Nesmith working with high school seniors on their podcast. (Courtesy of Gregory Nesmith)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘Pushed into adulthood’: Philly podcast brings together HS seniors upended by shutdown

Overnight, a Philly podcast about entrepreneurialism became a roundtable about the strangest senior year in recent memory.

6 years ago

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Disposable gloves and masks have contributed to Philadelphia's litter problem. (Twitter/Philadelphia Water)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Mayor Jim Kenney kills anti-litter initiative amid coronavirus budget crunch

Kenney created the Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet with a radical goal of reducing litter and waste by 90%.

6 years ago

Julie Janke, a medical technologist at Principle Health Systems and SynerGene Laboratory, helps sort samples for different tests Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Billy Penn

Coronavirus antibody tests launch at Philly urgent care centers, as experts urge caution

Vybe is offering the test to anyone who’s been symptom-free at least 10 days.

6 years ago

Public health nurses are needed to do the contact tracing necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19, but there is a shortage in Pennsylvania. (Bigstock/ Nosnibor137)
The Why
Health

Tracing COVID-19 with a barebones staff

Pennsylvania has one of the least funded public health departments in the country, which is making it more difficult to contain the coronavirus.

Air Date: May 7, 2020

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Enock Benjamin
Community

COVID-19 death of Philly meat processing worker spurs wrongful death lawsuit

Enock Benjamin, 70, was a shop steward at a meat processing plant in Montgomery County. He died in early April after becoming infected with COVID-19.

6 years ago

Ed Marston died of West Nile in 2018. He and his wife, Betsy, bought the High Country News, a well-known magazine across the West, in the early 1980s. (Photo by Cindy Wehling/courtesy of High Country News)
The Pulse
Health

West Nile: A forgettable virus with unforgettable consequences

The virus seems harmless, because most people who contract it don't show symptoms. But that doesn't mean that it can’t cause the body serious harm, or even prove fatal. 

6 years ago

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People wait in line to be tested for the new coronavirus at a testing site in Jersey City, N.J., Monday, May 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. unemployment claims soar, hospitalizations dip

The number of people unemployed at once sets an all-time record in New Jersey.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf
Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf extends stay-at-home orders for ‘red’ counties through June 4

Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine have extended the order for the state’s 43 counties in the “red” phase through June 4.

6 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Community

Coronavirus update: Delaware postpones presidential primary again

Gov. John Carney has issued a second delay for Delaware's presidential primary, postponing it until July 7.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

AP Exclusive: US shelves detailed guide to reopening country

It was supposed to be published last Friday, but agency scientists were told the guidance “would never see the light of day,” according to a CDC official.

6 years ago

A coronavirus awareness sign
NPR
Health

Former CDC official warns of 2nd COVID-19 wave: Most Americans are still susceptible

Dr. Ali Khan says he is confident that a second wave will happen. That's because the vast majority of people in the U.S. are likely still at risk of contracting the virus.

6 years ago

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