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Marijuana Alcohol

Marijuana-alcohol combo linked to riskier behavior in Penn State study

New Jersey congressman wants to know if military used Lyme disease-ridden ticks as 'bioweapons'

Tick book 08132019

Regional academic health organizations win bid for Hahnemann residency program

Carroll - Hahnemann University Hospital

Superstar athletes popularize unproven stem cell procedures

Philadelphia's best (and worst) hospitals for these four common surgeries

Pennsylvania hospitals surgery outcomes

Philly Alzheimer's study questions amyloid as accurate marker for cognitive decline

brain penn jeff

Mosquito-borne Triple E virus, worse than West Nile, discovered in Delaware

mosquito triple e virus delaware

23,000 trampolines recalled after legs collapse

trampoline recall

New Juul vape prevents teen use with facial recognition, age verification

juul apology

Entenmann’s cookies recalled by Horsham-based distributor for choking hazard

entemenn's little bites cookie recall

If you smoke pot, your anesthesiologist needs to know

Over 500 hidden teeth removed from jawbone of 7-year-old boy

boy hidden teeth removed

Philadelphia declares public health emergency over Hepatitis A outbreak

Primary care doctor shortage poses health care challenges

Primary Care Doctor Shortage

'July effect' doesn't impact heart surgery, new study finds

1,000-squat competition lands two teens in the hospital

squat challenge hospitalized

U.S. News ranks Penn Medicine's hospitals among the nation's best

Penn Medicine Hospitals rank nation's best

Vitamin A may help reduce the risk of skin cancer

Beach Sunbathing Pexels 07202019

Jefferson University agrees to buy Fox Chase Cancer Center from Temple University

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Finally, U.S. measles outbreak shows signs of slowing

Measles rash

Americans are sitting around more than they used to, study says

Stressed out man sitting on couch

Temporary tattoo-like 'artificial throat' could help mute people 'speak'

Artificial Throat Mute Speech

This New Jersey beach has been closed for three days after unsafe bacterial levels

windward beach bacteria

More than one-third of Jersey Shore beaches were contaminated with fecal bacteria in 2018, report says

New Jersey beaches fecal bacteria

Prosthetic arm named after Star Wars' Luke Skywalker restores sense of human touch

Prosthetic Arm Star Wars Luke Skywalker

Allergan recalls breast implants tied to rare cancer

allergan breast implant recall

Penn bioengineers develop light-activated genome-folding technology

Penn Genome Folding

Wegmans recalls various cakes, muffins that may contain pieces of plastic

Wegmans Cherry Hill

Alternative Medicine

Music can be used instead of sedatives to reduce anxiety before anesthesia, study finds

Music anesthesia Penn study

Dozens of hummus varieties involved in nationwide recall over listeria concerns

hummus recall listeria

Drexel University president says 40% of clinical staff will lose jobs due to Hahnemann Hospital closure

Hahnemann Drexel

Delaware's law bumping the state smoking age to 21 is now in effect

delaware smoking age law

High school and college football deaths more common during conditioning sessions, new report says

High school and college football fatalities

How to get a cheaper prescription before leaving the doctor’s office

Cash Register 07112019

Viral ice cream-licking challenge videos pose public health threat

ice cream challenge

Trump signs executive order to overhaul nation's kidney program

WHO updates medicine and diagnostic test recommendations for more than 150 countries

who medicines tests update

Men gain more weight during freshman year than women, study finds

Burger Fries

Pig ear dog treats tied to drug-resistant salmonella outbreak

pig ear dog treat salmonella

American medical students less likely to choose to become primary care doctors

New Jersey's CarePoint Health planning layoffs despite owners' sizable earnings

carepoint health employee layoffs

West Nile virus diagnosed in Hunterdon County resident, first reported case this year

West Nile virus in New Jersey

Pittsburgh woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria infection contracted in Florida

0703_Vibrio bacteria water

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New drug is a potential cure for the chronic hepatitis B, scientists say

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Sleep study

Getting too much or too little sleep could accelerate aging, study says

Obesity Work Week

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colorectal cancer screening

Colorectal cancer screening guidelines now include new stool and blood tests

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