It started as a group of college friends who wanted to help during the pandemic. They had tech skills, so they used 3D printers to make face shields. Then they organized as a nonprofit, Philly Fighting Covid, and opened a testing site in a Philadelphia neighborhood that didn’t have one yet.
Read More »Physician starts ‘Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium,’ which has tested more than 10,000 people
Black Philadelphians contract the coronavirus at a rate nearly twice that of their white counterparts. They also are more likely to have severe cases of the virus: African Americans make up 44% of Philadelphians but 55% of those hospitalized for COVID-19.
Read More »Philadelphia, New Orleans, L.A. All Have Empty Hospitals, But Can’t Reopen Them – Even During COVID-19 Crisis
In Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Los Angeles, where hospitalizations from COVID-19 increase each day, shuttered hospitals that once served the city’s poor and uninsured sit empty. But reopening closed hospitals, even in a public health emergency, is difficult.
Read More »Philadelphia May Become First ‘Safe Injection’ Site in U.S.
Philadelphia is a step closer to opening what could be the nation’s first supervised site for safe drug injection. But turning the idea into reality ...
Read More »What Are The Health Effects Of A Soda Tax?
A sip of soda will become more expensive next year in Philadelphia, which recently became the second city in the United States to pass a ...
Read More »Boston Takes #1 Spot for Best Children’s Hospital
U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings for best children’s hospitals. In this edition, the ninth year of the list, a total ...
Read More »Need a quick doctor’s appointment? Good luck.
By Brad Broker Hope you’re not in a hurry for that doctor’s appointment. It may be a while. A new survey found that the average ...
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