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IBX Temple Nursing Scholarships

New scholarships seek to improve racial diversity within Philly's nursing industry

Jefferson Health, Einstein finalize merger after multiyear process

Einstein Jefferson Merger Final

Jefferson Health creates $3 million initiative to address heart disease in Philly's underserved neighborhoods

Jefferson Health cardiovascular

Tower Health to sell Chestnut Hill Hospital as part of massive restructuring

Chestnut Hill Hospital

Promising HIV cure developed by Temple researchers advances to clinical trial

HIV Research Temple

18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic – a retrospective in 7 charts

Penn Medicine, Wharton School initiative seeks to improve health of lower-income Philly residents

Penn Medicine Wharton School Fund for Health

FDA fully approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky to step down in 2022

Johnson & Johnson CEO

COVID-19 booster shots offered to immunocompromised patients by pharmacies, Black Doctors Consortium

COVID-19 Booster Shots for Immunocompromised People

Philly to implement COVID-19 vaccine mandate for colleges, health care systems

Philly colleges COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Jefferson Health to fire employees who don't comply with new vaccine mandate

Jefferson Health vaccine mandate

How to replace your COVID-19 vaccination card if you live in Philly, elsewhere in Pennsylvania or New Jersey

Philly expected to implement new COVID-19 rules regarding vaccinations, masks

Philly COVID-19 restrictions

Regeneron's COVID-19 antibody cocktail can now be offered as a preventive measure, the FDA says

New lupus drug with fewer side effects approved by FDA

New Lupus drug FDA

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will require staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19

CHOP vaccine mandate

Temple University Health System invests $5 million in nurse staffing as employment vacancies rise

Temple Health System Nurses

Penn Medicine hospitals climb higher on the U.S. News & World Report rankings

U.S. News best hospitals

Most unvaccinated Americans don't want the shot, AP-NORC poll shows

Vaccination poll

Life expectancy in US fell by 18 months in 2020, the largest drop since WWII

72121 life expectancy drop

New Jersey hospital system fires six employees for bucking COVID-19 vaccine mandate

RWJBarnabas Vaccine Mandate

J&J vaccine less effective against Delta variant, new research suggests

J&J vaccine less effective against Delta variant, new research suggests

Penn Medicine to lead study of heart disease, cancer in minority communities

71921 Penn Medicine cancer research.jpg

Jefferson Health cancer patients affected by Elekta data breach

Jefferson Health data breach

Harmless bacteria are stinking up Philly's tap water, DEP says

Philadelphia Water Bacteria

Johnson & Johnson recalls Neutrogena, Aveeno sunscreens due to carcinogen traces

Johnson & Johnson sunscreen recall

Pennsylvania counted 500,000 duplicate COVID-19 shots, officials say

COVID Pennsylvania Revisions

Philly region experiencing 'emergency shortage' of type O blood, platelets, Red Cross says

Blood donations Philadelphia

Pennsylvania's universal mask mandate ends Monday

Fauci speaks at Penn Medicine event, addresses youth mental health and COVID-19 vaccines

Strict rest after sports-related concussions not necessary, experts now agree

Sports Concussion

CHOP ranked second-best children's hospital in the nation by U.S. News and World Report

CHOP hospital ranking

Temple Hospital named Pennsylvania's most racially inclusive hospital, one of the top in the nation

Temple University Hospital

New Alzheimer's drug approved by the FDA despite questions about its effectiveness

FDA Aduhelm Alzheimer's

N.J. to close down COVID-19 vaccination mega-sites

Thomas Jefferson University projects to be conducted as part of first private mission to International Space Station

Jefferson Space Mission

Third COVID-19 antibody treatment receives FDA emergency authorization

FDA approves third COVID antibody treatment

FEMA vaccination sites close in Philadelphia

FEMA Philadelphia

Pennsylvania scientist helps blind man regain partial vision

Blindness Pennsylvania Treatment

Fully vaccinated people no longer need face masks indoors or outdoors, CDC says

Rapid COVID-19 test developed at Penn uses electrodes to identify positive cases

RAPID Penn COVID-19 Test

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Mental Health Pediatricians

Children are increasingly visiting doctors for anxiety and other mental health issues, study shows

Philly Kratom Proposal

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Ebola Outbreak Risk

Ebola poses little risk to most Americans, but people traveling to Congo should take caution,...

ACA Enrollment Costs

Eroding ACA enrollment portends higher insurance rates

Rittenhouse Dentist Suspension

Patients of Rittenhouse dental clinic advised to be screened for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C

IBX Nurse Award

Know a nurse that exceeds expectations? IBX seeks nominations for its Sunshine Award

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