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Prostate cancer screening: An expert explains why new guidelines were needed

The FDA approves the first drug to prevent migraines

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Philadelphia's health lags most big cities in America

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Hoping to see your doctor via telemedicine? Here’s a quick guide

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A hangover pill? Tests on drunk mice show promise

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CDC: E. coli outbreak from romaine lettuce continues to spread

This guy almost died from biting his fingernails

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Customers nationwide reporting EpiPen shortages

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Philly-area companies rank in Forbes 'Best Large Employers' list

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Penn professor highlights why your rideshare driver could fall asleep at the wheel

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Mercy Philadelphia Hospital embarks on $15 million ER expansion

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Frito-Lay recalls select jalapeño-flavored potato chips over salmonella scare

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New survey reveals best hospitals in Philadelphia region

Jefferson launches new integrative health institute

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Penn Medicine developing next generation of viral vectors for genome editing

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Johns Hopkins plans first U.S. penis transplants

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Family warns of battery dangers following toddler's death

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Report: Pa. lags behind neighbors in HIV prevention, monitoring

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Mars Chocolate recalls holiday Dove candy due to allergy concerns

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Kidney transplant between N.J. strangers canceled due to donor's liver disease

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Study: Weight gain between pregnancies raises risk of stillbirths

Philly Federal Detention Center closed due to chicken pox outbreak

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Cooper hospital breast cancer patients wear Apple Watches to aid with treatment

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Millions of dust mites may be lurking in your bed, according to report

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On Giving Tuesday, N.J. strangers scheduled to undergo lifesaving kidney transplant

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Report: Pa., N.J. rank among top 10 states for youth overdose deaths

Devon Still confirms 'no evidence' of cancer in Leah's latest scans

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Wal-Mart, Costco among retailers refusing to sell GMO salmon

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Is scurvy, an 18th century seafarers' disease, making a comeback?

CHOP gets Philly first: a human breast milk bank

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Uber is delivering flu shots in Philly

Single switch in a DNA base fuels prevalent form of childhood cancer

Actress Holly Robinson Peete delivers gift to Center for Autism

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U.S. surgeons look to conduct first womb transplant

CHOP receives Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service

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N.J. office workers suspended without pay for refusing flu shots

Pa. proposes stricter vaccination requirements for schoolchildren

Four N.J. siblings struggle to cope with genetic mystery illness

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Fundraiser launched to support Penn Vet mobile unit, clinical trials

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Study: Fitful sleep is worse for health than staying awake

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Phillies throw Halloween Bash for patients at CHOP

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Young adults with Down syndrome write 'congratulations' letters to new parents

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Report: Antipsychotic drug rates high among Pa. juvenile offenders

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