Poison control centers are fielding a surge of Ivermectin overdose calls
The nation's poison control centers saw a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August as more people take the anti-parasite drug.
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Pandemic-enhanced unemployment benefits expire Saturday
Enhanced unemployment benefits will end this weekend. Here is the bottom line for those who benefited from them.
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Philly lawmakers: PA should tap COVID relief funds to help flooded businesses
The GOP-controlled legislature declined to comment on the request from Democrats.
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Tens of thousands still plan to descend on the Parkway for the festival, where they’ll have to show vax proof or a negative test to get in.
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CDC warns against off-label use of COVID vaccine
In fact, more than 1.1 million people have already received unauthorized shots of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to numbers provided by the CDC in mid-August.
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Crowded U.S. jails drove millions of COVID-19 cases, a new study says
If the U.S. had done more to reduce its incarceration rate, it could have prevented millions of COVID-19 cases.
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Made in America has a mask mandate, but ticket holders wonder if it’s really enforceable
Tens of thousands are descending on the Parkway for the festival, where you have to show vax proof or a negative test to get in.
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Wolf’s mask mandate supported, criticized as COVID continues to divide school communities
As cases of COVID-19 have risen through the summer, parents and school boards have remained divided over mitigation strategies, culminating in heated meetings and threats.
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N.J. coronavirus update: More funding available for COVID testing in schools
Money from the CDC through New Jersey’s education and health departments has been set aside for COVID-19 testing at schools.
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Children’s hospitals are pleading for federal help as they run out of beds
Pediatric hospitals are "at or near capacity" and expect to see more young COVID-19 patients as the school year resumes, according to the Children's Hospital Association.
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Pandemic prompts fresh look at Latino health care needs
Just 5% of Delaware deaths from COVID-19 occurred within the Latino community, but the pandemic has highlighted factors that limit access to health care.
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Philly schools are back, but strife looms over COVID, labor, and building problems
Nervous excitement greeted the opening of schools Tuesday morning. But labor contract troubles and concerns about COVID linger.
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Reversing course, Wolf imposes mask mandate for Pa. schools, childcare facilities
Students and staff will be required to wear masks regardless of vaccination starting on September 7. The order applies to public and private schools.
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North Philly high school mandates COVID vaccine for all students
“It’s like any other vaccine that kids have to get to go to school,” said one relieved parent.
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Federal aid ending for hundreds of thousands in Pennsylvania
The state’s regular 26-week unemployment compensation benefits will continue, without the extra $300 federal benefit on top.
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