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Stressed out man sitting on couch

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

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

Allergan recalls breast implants tied to rare cancer

allergan breast implant recall

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

Prosthetic Arm Star Wars Luke Skywalker

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

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Trump signs executive order to overhaul nation's kidney program

Viral ice cream-licking challenge videos pose public health threat

ice cream challenge

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

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Trader Joes, Green Giant vegetables recalled over listeria concerns

green giant vegetable recall

Temple University researchers move closer to HIV cure

Temple University HIV Cure Research

Mexican imported papayas at the root of multi-state salmonella outbreak

papaya salmonella outbreak

Virtua acquires Lourdes Health System in South Jersey

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Penn Medicine researchers find way to make some cancers self-destruct

Cancer Research Penn Medicine

Hahnemann University Hospital announces it will no longer accept trauma patients

Hahnemann University Hospital emergency department

First case of measles this year hits Lancaster County

Measles rash

Pennsylvania issues cease and desist letter for closure of Hahnemann Hospital

Carroll - Hahnemann University Hospital

Urinary tract infections can trigger strokes in patients, new study finds

Infections can trigger stroke

Hahnemann University Hospital to close later this year

Carroll - Hahnemann University Hospital

Lack of 'good' gut bacteria may be causing increase in food allergies, study suggests

Bacteria gut health food allergies

New poll finds 45 percent of Americans still doubt the safety of vaccines

Climate change deemed huge public health threat by dozens of medical organizations

climate change pubic health

Penn professors receive $4.5 million grant for new autoimmune disease research center

Doctor takes a patient's blood pressure

Refinery explosion poses no 'immediate danger' to Philly residents, city health dept. says

Carroll - Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery

Stroke risk increases among those who work long hours at their jobs, study finds

Working long hours increases stroke risk

Surgeons who mistreat co-workers put patients in danger, study finds

Surgeon stock photo

Frito-Lay issues voluntary allergy alert on barbecue chips

Lays Chip Recall Milk 06172019

Modern Healthcare names four Philly execs among most influential

Modern Healthcare Most Influential Clinical Executives

Witty Twitter account dedicated to posting scientific articles that overhype results found only in mice

just in mice twitter account

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