WHYY4d
Immigration is driving Philadelphia’s population gains, Census data shows
Philadelphia added thousands of residents between 2023 and 2024, a notable change after losing population for several years ...
Audacy on MSN8d
Mutter Museum opens exhibit on Philadelphia’s COVID-19 response
The Mutter Museum is marking the fifth anniversary of the pandemic with a new exhibit documenting Philadelphia’s COVID-19 ...
Measles vaccine rates among Philly-area kindergartners drop below 'community immunity' threshold
Measles vaccination rates among kindergarten students in the Philadelphia region have been declining since the COVID-19 ...
Times Union10d
Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads
Kate Kilpatrick, The Conversation (THE CONVERSATION) In Philadelphia, fatal overdoses are the No. 3 cause of death after heart disease and cancer. That’s been the case each year since 2016, except in ...
6abc Action News13d
COVID-19 5 Years Later: Fmr. Mayor Kenney and Temple doctor reflect on outbreak's impact on Philly
The man who led the city during the outbreak of COVID-19 and a doctor on the front lines talk about the uncertainty of the ...
The News Journal16d
Five years after COVID-19 lockdowns, how Delaware has shifted, changed through these eyes
Delaware was no different in terms of COVID-19 damage and response ... bringing to Delaware the same vibrant hustle of Center City Philadelphia. "We're moving in the right direction," he said.
6abc News16d
What we still don't know about COVID-19 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic
Customers, some wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, patronize the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Friday, April 22, 2022. AP Photo/Matt Rourke "We know this ...
The Press of Atlantic City16d
Atlantic City scholarships open to more high schools in last year of COVID-19 funding
ATLANTIC CITY — Atlantic City High School standout basketball player Ciani Redd-Howard went to Penn State University and got ... a federal COVID-19 relief package for local governments.
Philadelphia Inquirer16d
Penn, bracing for federal funding cuts, orders a hiring freeze and other changes
The belt tightening at the city ... the university; the health system’s finances are managed separately. “Like other health systems across the country, UPHS has faced significant financial headwinds ...
WHYY21d
Philadelphia has more ‘vibrant mixed-use’ buildings than peer cities. Is that a good thing?
Philadelphia has a smaller prime ... such as during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when remote work was more common. There are two commercial buildings under construction in Center City right ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer22d
UP Baguio students stage protests as COA flags university’s unused funds
BAGUIO CITY, Philippine — More than 1,200 students from the state-run University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio walked out of their classes last week as they continued to stage protests over ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer25d
Reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic
Sometimes called the “great pause,” the COVID-19 pandemic began in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China. One month later, on Jan. 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a “public ...