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Temple Expert Talks About New Variant

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:45:16 +0000

Although COVID-19 cases and deaths have been on the decline ever since the massive wave of the Omicron variant took the world by storm a few months ago, the pandemic is not over yet. A new strain of the Omicron variant called “BA.2” is now working its way across the globe. This new variant is reportedly at least 30% more contagious than the previous strain of Omicron…

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Connecting Community and Med Students

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:14:13 +0000

Two Temple University seniors, Zakaria M. Alyan and Shakibur Rahman started an organization called the Health-Link Society (HLS). The organization’s mission is to help students in varying healthcare fields who missed out on professional experiences during the pandemic. Co-founder and COO of HLS, Shakibur Rahman explains that community is at the heart of their operation. “It’s a community…

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Philadelphia on Track for Most Violent Year

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:06:05 +0000

“2021 is on track to be the most violent year we’ve experienced in our lifetimes” said Mayor Jim Kenney at a city-wide briefing on gun violence, the first of many to come. City leaders met last week to discuss the issue of gun violence as the numbers climb higher and higher. Over the weekend, a shooting in Nicetown left five people wounded and one man dead. He was shot 14 times.

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Virtual Semesters and the Impact on Student’s Physical Health

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 19:09:09 +0000

With another semester mostly online, students are spending more and more time looking at a screen. The increased screen time has affected a lot of students, many in a negative way. Freshman Shreya Sridhar says that at first everything seemed okay. But as the pandemic continues, increased screen time has impacted her health. “But the longer we went on, especially toward December…

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More Hybrid Courses, Enhanced Testing Next Semester

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:57:17 +0000

Lots of changes are on the way next semester, including a new blended class structure different from what students experienced in the fall. Twenty percent of classes at Temple are expected to be taught in person in the spring, an increase from the five percent of essential in-person courses conducted this semester. Some students, though, are hesitant to register for a hybrid course load.

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Temple Update News Brief | May 28, 2020

Thu, 28 May 2020 15:39:33 +0000

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Trump da a los gobernadores un plan de 3 fases para reabrir la economía

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 22:01:25 +0000

El presidente Donald Trump dio a los gobernadores una plan el jueves para recuperarse del dolor económico de la pandemia del coronavirus, estableciendo “un enfoque escalonado y deliberado” para restaurar la actividad normal en lugares que tienen pruebas fuertes y están viendo una disminución en los casos de COVID-19. “Estamos empezando nuestra vida de nuevo,” dijo Trump durante su rueda de…

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Trump Gives Governors 3-Phase Plan to Reopen Economy

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:09:02 +0000

President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. “We’re starting our life again,” Trump said during his daily press briefing. “We’re starting rejuvenation of our…

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Cancer Treatment Continues During Pandemic

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:27:17 +0000

Even during a global pandemic, cancer treatment must go on, but doctors and cancer patients are facing unforeseeable dilemmas. The federal government has recommended health centers delay nonessential surgeries to lower virus transmission and to cater the immediate demand for personal protective equipment, beds and medical supplies for COVID-19 patients.

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Increase Rate of STDS in Philadelphia

Sun, 27 Oct 2019 17:52:31 +0000

With Philadelphia being one of the largest cities in the United States, it is known for many things, but according to new statistics from the CDC, the city could also be known for its high STD rate. “Its definitely a big problem, especially in our younger generation, because people think oh no this can’t happen to us, then all of a sudden it happens to us and we don’t know what to do,”…

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