Stories
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Brett Sholtis
COVID-19 killed their brother. Misinformation about the virus divided their family.
For some people, grief is complicated by attitudes about the virus among family and friends.
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Min Xian
Study finds increased risk of serious stroke among those who recently got COVID-19
Young people and those with no COVID-19 symptoms are among those at risk.
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Commonwealth Media Services
Pennsylvania mask-wearing order to be lifted by end of June
Pennsylvania’s mask-wearing order is to be lifted June 28 or whenever 70 percent of adults are vaccinated,.
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Chris Delmas
Bill would bar Pa. school districts from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations
State and local governments also would be prohibited from using so-called ‘vaccine passports.’
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(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Employers struggling to find workers cite continued federal benefits as the cause
Also on the program: Attention to alcoholism lost during the pandemic
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Julie Bennett
Nursing homes in Pa., hit hard by pandemic, seek American Rescue Plan funding
Providers’ groups say many long term care homes are on the brink of closure.
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Pediatricians say GOP vaccination proposal in Pa. could put children, newborns at risk
The law would require doctors to let parents set their children’s immunization schedules.
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100 years ago, insulin transformed the fight against diabetes
Also on the program: Culinary partnership is a recipe for success
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Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper files legal action against Harrisburg, water company, citing sewage
The riverkeeper and a Washington, D.C.-based group say Capital Region Water isn’t doing enough to stop pollution.
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Keira McGuire
Federal dollars give hope to mental health advocates aiming to launch treatment programs
Lack of funds kept counties from using “assisted outpatient treatment” services in the past.
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Mary Altaffer
COVID mixed messages; sorting fact from fiction
COVID mixed messages; sorting fact from fiction
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Brett Sholtis
Facing burnout, worker shortages, nurses say COVID-19 shows need for staffing ratios
Union members called on House Health Committee Chair Kathy Rapp to consider their proposal.
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Kate Landis
Public health leaders work to win over Pa. Republicans who say they won’t get vaccinated
Half of all Pennsylvania Republicans polled say they don’t plan to get immunized.
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Kate Landis
Responding to dip in demand, Lancaster’s mass vaccination site is taking walk-ins
“We’re just trying to make it incredibly easy now to get vaccinated.”
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Jacqueline Larma
Smart Talk: People with disabilities should be included in public health discussion
