Public Health
Coronavirus spurs a digital housewarming, very casual, pants optional?
How do you meet your new neighbors when everyone’s in but no one is coming out? Our reporter invites her new neighbors to a virtual housewarming.
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Listen 4:52Tips for a healthy coronavirus-era diet, from the nutritionist who ate at McDonald’s for a month
There are workarounds to takeout and whatever is left on the supermarket shelf. If canned or frozen fruits and veggies are all that’s left, use those.
6 years ago
Gimme structure: Why some Philly parents are eager for online learning to begin
Philadelphia is slowly moving school online. We spoke with families to hear about their hopes for this massive educational experiment.
6 years ago
Listen 4:31The residential child care’s dilemma: lose income or potentially expose families to coronavirus?
State officials ordered most child care providers to close, but those based in a provider’s residence are exempt from the regulations.
6 years ago
Listen 4:13MegaPhilly 20XX: A dystopian tale from the not-too-distant future
Part 1 of a serialized novel of speculative fiction.
6 years ago
‘It lifts our spirits’: Philly area celebrates Easter with bagpipes, wearing PJs in parking lots
A church in Chestnut Hill greeted neighbors with a bagpipe band, while another in New Castle offered services in its parking lot for pajama-clad worshippers.
6 years ago
Listen 1:43U.S. has most coronavirus deaths in the world
The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus has surpassed Italy's, putting America at No. 1 worldwide for the number of people killed by the virus.
6 years ago
Marked by colorful decals, the sites are intended to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading among people on the street.
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Coronavirus exacts greater toll on communities of color
Experts argue long-standing, long-known health problems like diabetes and lack of access to doctors in Black and Hispanic communities increase susceptibility to COVID-19.
6 years ago
‘I don’t want to die in here’: inmates talk about conditions in Philly jails
A pair of Riverside Correctional Facility inmates said they fear for their lives as the novel coronavirus spreads in Philadelphia jails.
6 years ago
How a Philly toddler’s note about a cat turned strangers into neighbors
Silver lining to the coronavirus pandemic: Everyone’s in it together.
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U.S. death toll overtakes Italy’s as the Midwest braces
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday at more than 19,700.
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Pennsylvania lacks key information about the coronavirus outbreak due to the continued scarcity of testing and a systemic failure to gather patient data from tests.
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Coronavirus offers the chance to explore telehealth’s wider potential
Remote visits are essential to reduce the spread of the virus. After COVID-19, which populations might still benefit? Where might digital medicine fall short?
6 years ago
After video of man dragged off Philly bus goes viral, SEPTA reverses mask mandate
After a video of police dragging an unmasked man off a SEPTA bus went viral, the agency reversed coronavirus safety measures.
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