Public Health
Fauci says he can’t stop Trump from talking at briefings
Dr. Anthony Fauci says he can't jump in front of the microphone to stop President Donald Trump from speaking at daily White House briefings on the coronavirus outbreak.
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Virus outbreak means (mis)information overload: How to cope
The coronavirus pandemic is leading to information overload for many people, often making it difficult to separate fact from fiction.
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There’s a federal system for signing up medical volunteers — but it’s neglected
The Trump administration has done little to take advantage of an emergency system built after 9/11 to recruit volunteer doctors, nurses and other health-care workers.
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This week; checking in with NJ congressman Andy Kim, a local update on how local governments are handling the pandemic, and gardening while quarantined.
Air Date: March 23, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:26Pa. Supreme Court says gun shops are not ‘life sustaining’ during coronavirus shutdown
Without comment, a majority of the state’s high court late Sunday denied the petition by a gun shop, a gun purchaser and a law firm to have Wolf’s shutdown order thrown out.
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Philly, follow Boston’s lead and create an artist relief fund!
Filmmaker Melissa Beatriz makes the case for Philadelphia establishing an emergency fund for artists whose livelihood is impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
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As school resources shut down, vulnerable low-income students are being left behind.
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What can and can’t you do under Philly’s ‘stay at home’ order?
Grocery shopping, yes. Pickup basketball, no.
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Why workers’ compensation might not provide relief for Pennsylvanians sickened by the coronavirus
Workers on Wednesday packed into buses before dawn for the drive to the Shell cracker plant in Beaver County.
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Honking hallelujah: Drive-in theatre in Pa. becomes church during coronavirus shutdown
"This is the closest thing we have to community right now, is this church."
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Listen 4:06Philly will issue a “stay-at-home” order for all residents starting at 8 a.m. Monday. A similar order takes effect in Delaware on Tuesday through mid-May.
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No deal yet for massive coronavirus aid package
Top congressional leaders said Sunday they have not yet reached an agreement on the latest — and largest — coronavirus response bill, but they plan to keep negotiating.
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‘It’s going to hurt’: Struggling Pa. towns brace for financial gut punch from the coronavirus
Greenville, a small town in northwestern Pennsylvania, is one of more than a dozen municipalities struggling so badly they get extra help from the state government.
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‘The calm before the storm’: Emergency departments brace for patient surge
Local health systems are rushing to stock supplies, clear patients out of emergency rooms to make room for patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms.
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FDA approves first rapid COVID-19 test
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first rapid point-of-care COVID-19 test, that can deliver results in less than an hour.
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