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Coronavirus restrictions Delaware County

Delco retail outlets urged to close for two weeks as coronavirus cases increase

Penn Medicine restricts visitation, plans rescheduling of outpatient visits because of coronavirus

Penn Medicine Coronavirus visitation

Children's Health

Philly officials ban mass gatherings as coronavirus concerns grow

Coronavirus Philly Schools Gatherings

New Jersey urges no mass gatherings of more than 250 people to stem spread of coronavirus

Blood supply dwindling in Philly region as coronavirus scares donors away

All Montgomery County schools, entertainment venues ordered to close by Gov. Tom Wolf

coronavirus montgomery county

Herbal remedies and essential oils do not protect against coronavirus, FDA says

FDA FTC false coronavirus treatments

St. Patrick's Day parade called off as Philly confirms its first coronavirus case

Coronavirus Case Philly

Coronavirus cases in the Philly region

Coronavirus cases Philly region

New Jersey reveals two more presumptive positive coronavirus cases, bringing total up to six

Central Bucks closes five schools after students, staff exposed to coronavirus patient

Bucks County schools closed coronavirus

Etsy removes coronavirus products claiming to protect against the illness

Etsy Coronavirus listings

Penn research signals progress toward future anti-obesity drugs

Obesity Penn Research

Amazon's Alexa can now answer common medication questions

Amazon's Alexa can now answer common medication questions

First generic asthma inhaler gains FDA approval

FDA approves first generic asthma inhaler

Temple University sending home study abroad students in Rome due to coronavirus outbreak

FTC seeking to block Jefferson Health from acquiring Einstein Healthcare Network

FTC Einstein Jefferson

Jimmy John's linked to E. coli outbreak – again

Jimmy Johns FDA

Shaving facial hair may help men avoid coronavirus – if they wear a respirator, CDC says

coronavirus facial hair respirators

As a coronavirus pandemic looms, CDC warns Americans to prepare for 'disruptive' interventions

Arthritis pain reliever Voltaren to be sold over the counter

Voltaren Arthritis pain reliever

Insulin costs far less on Craigslist – but it's a risky purchase for diabetics, health experts say

What is a pandemic – and will the coronavirus outbreak become one? Health experts weigh in

Medtronic recalling 322,000 defective insulin pumps

Medtronic Insulin Pump recall diabetes

Mercy Hospital in West Philadelphia closing its inpatient facilities

Golfing may help older adults live longer, study finds

Racial disparity evident in acne treatment, according to Penn researchers

Acne Penn Medicine

Four passengers on Royal Caribbean cruise ship in NJ cleared of coronavirus

Four passengers on Royal Caribbean cruise screened for coronavirus in New Jersey

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey plans 12-story pavilion in New Brunswick

Rutgers Cancer Center

New Jersey dentist loses license after practice spread heart infection bacteria to patients

Is the coronavirus outbreak as bad as SARS or the 2009 influenza pandemic?

FDA warns Purell maker to stop claiming hand sanitizer kills Ebola, MRSA and other illnesses

FDA warns Purell about unsubstantiated claims

Philly health officials investigating possible coronavirus case at William Penn Charter

Philadephia possible Coronavirus Case William Penn Charter

Two more cases of coronavirus discovered in California

The new coronavirus outbreak in China may have originated in snakes

Chinese coronavirus snakes

Project HOME, Independence Blue Cross team up to address North Philly health disparities

Independence Blue Cross Project HOME Keystone Connection to Wellness initiative

Despite a second coronavirus case, CDC says Americans' risk remains low

Philly Water Department refutes report claiming city's drinking water is contaminated

Philly Drinking Water PFAS

Here's why stress turns your hair gray

Does Tylenol cause cancer? California considers declaring acetaminophen a carcinogen

Tylenol Acetaminophen Cancer Carcinogen

CDC confirms first U.S. case of potentially deadly new coronavirus

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Since the Industrial Revolution, 'normal' body temperature has changed

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