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Cooper Health Care to host first training program for elite Army medical team

Perdue chicken nuggets hit by USDA recall

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Very few people are actually allergic to penicillin, new study finds

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Dermatologists are prescribing fewer antibiotics – but they still outpace other specialties

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

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American Red Cross issues emergency call for blood donors to stem shortage

Jefferson Health considers purchase of Fox Chase Cancer Center

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Researchers looking for a better way to measure pain

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Sausage hit by recall was shipped to Pennsylvania

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Nearly 20 percent of U.S. adults believe they have a food allergy – but only 10 percent do

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Milk from Lancaster County farm quarantined due to bacterial infection

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New rules govern how modified food will be labeled

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Wegmans issues multi-state recall on pre-packaged cauliflower items

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Expert: Winter temperatures shouldn't scare you away from exercising outdoors

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Johnson & Johnson failed to disclose asbestos in its Baby Powder, report says

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Del Monte recalls 64,000 cases of canned corn due to botulism risk

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Kotex maker recalls tampons after consumers report injuries

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WATCH: Penn surgeons perform first robotic bilateral breast reconstruction

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Woman gives birth via uterus transplanted from deceased donor — the world's first

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Prefab hospital rooms infused with smart technology look to reduce falls, infections

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Bucks County communities under boil-water advisory

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These professional athletes created their own clean supplement brand

FDA approves new treatment for some leukemia patients

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Doctors remove a 70-pound tumor from man who thought he had a 'beer belly'

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Penn Medicine determines why people lack hair on their palms and soles

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Penn State researchers ID five age-specific 'profiles' of problem drinkers

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Chinese scientist claims to be the first to create gene-edited babies in controversial report

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New study finds soda more likely to cause diabetes than other sweets

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Wildfire smoke is becoming a nationwide health threat

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Why some love Black Friday shopping and others loathe it

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Why do Black Friday shoppers throw punches over bargains? ‘Psychological ownership,’ that's why

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

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A Maryland college student died from the same adenovirus causing death toll in New Jersey

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Penn study links social media use as a cause of depression and loneliness

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Did you know wounds heal faster during the day? Here's why

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A very effective peanut allergy treatment is slated to hit the market in 2019

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Q&A: CEO of Ambler's Beyond Celiac discusses latest on potential vaccine

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New study suggests parents who clean pacifiers in their mouths are boosting health of their babies

These are the jobs with the highest suicide rates, according to the CDC

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Philadelphia named No. 2 on list of worst cities for bed bugs

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With FDA's imminent crackdown on e-cigarettes, manufacturers already playing defense

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New Jefferson Health partnership will offer free genetic testing to its employees

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Pennsylvania health department urges vigilance in reporting suspected AFM cases

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