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'Hospital openness' can lead to lower mortality rates and improved patient safety, study finds

Summer bummer: A young camper’s $142,938 snakebite

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Is insulin’s high cost keeping diabetes patients from taking their medicine?

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Does most of your paycheck go to rent? That may be hurting your health

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Medicaid work requirements: Is there a path forward that could help the poor, not harm them?

UPS teases new venture into at-home health care, vaccinations

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There’s an entire television series based on this controversial mental illness

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There’s a new ‘Medicare-for-all’ bill in the House. Why does it matter?

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Dying while black: Perpetual gaps exist in health care for African-Americans

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Burned-out, depressed doctors are thinking about suicide

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Alternative Medicine

Walgreens, Microsoft teaming up to offer new digital health care services

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Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

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Compassionomics 101: How kindness can make a big difference in health care

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Adenovirus outbreak at New Jersey medical center shows communication errors, still no known source

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A new study predicts global insulin shortage by 2030, leaving 40 million diabetics without

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Jefferson collaboration creates first international medical degree

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These are the safest — and least-safe — hospitals in the Philadelphia area

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Amazon to offer new line of at-home health care devices and accessories

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Wilmington health care network to administer over 11,000 employee flu shots

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Undocumented immigrants see doctors less often, but are they healthier than other U.S. populations?

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Dedicated, IBX team up on senior medical centers in Philly

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Philly behavioral health worker pleads guilty in $211,000 Medicaid fraud

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Calling on Sen. Casey to endorse Medicare for all

Jefferson CEO ranks as one of Fast Company's 'most creative people' in business

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Jefferson Health to merge with Einstein Healthcare Network

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Women in medicine shout #MeToo about sexual harassment at work

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Medicaid is rural America’s financial midwife

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Penn Medicine now includes the Princeton HealthCare System

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Hahnemann launches new transgender health training

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak headed to Philly

New Camden program promises residents free education – and a health care job

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Independence Blue Cross reaches deal to include five local hospitals

5 regional hospitals lose in-network status with Independence Blue Cross in sale

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Kimmel slams GOP health plan, says this many haven't spoken out against 'a bill since Cosby'

Poll: Trump's support in Pa. has fallen since the spring

Who to thank for latest GOP effort to appeal Obamacare? Rick Santorum (and his hair)

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