RFK Vaccine Committee

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Celebrity-led running clubs are trendy — and hold the power to spark a new health movement

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Appendix cancer remains rare, but is becoming more common among younger generations

Appendix Cancer

Wistar Institute opens HIV research center in hopes of finding a cure — as federal government ends vaccine studies

HIV Wistar Institute

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and his family donate $50 million to boost autism research at CHOP and Penn Medicine

Lurie Autism Institute

Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks

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RFK Jr. says healthy pregnant women don't need COVID boosters. Here's what the science says

COVID Shot Pregnant

Philly teens can get free Planet Fitness memberships this summer and reap the many benefits of resistance training

Planet Fitness Teen Memberships

Street drugs are being cut with a potent sedative, but criminalizing it may worsen Philly's addiction crisis

Medetomidine Controlled Substance

Older adults are using marijuana at record levels, study shows

Marijuana Seniors US

There are benefits to wearing a weighted vest when working out – but also precautions to take

Weighted Vests Exercise

Exercise might lower colon cancer patients' risk of death, study finds

Exercise colon cancer

Alternative Medicine

Riley Cote quietly used cannabis to calm his nerves as a Flyer. Now, he says, NHL players are far more open about using it

Riley Cote Cannabis

American doctors are moving to Canada to escape the Trump administration

American Doctors Canada

A ministroke can have major consequences – including steep cognitive decline

Mini Stroke Cognitive Decline

Medetomidine Controlled Substance

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Weighted Vests Exercise

There are benefits to wearing a weighted vest when working out – but also precautions to take

IBX Honor Roll

Technology teacher recognized by Phillies, IBX for extraordinary work at West Philly school

Weighted Vests Exercise

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Exercise might lower colon cancer patients' risk of death, study finds

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