Death

Kidnapping charges for New York man in Philly

New York man convicted for role in 2014 kidnapping of two men found dead in Schuylkill River

Bucks County man identified days after drowning in Neshaminy Creek

Neshaminy Creek drowning

Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock fatally shot during robbery at Los Angeles restaurant

PnB Rock killed in LA

What happens when you die? Life may literally flash before your eyes

Brain Death EEG

The pandemic changed death rituals and left grieving families without a sense of closure

COVID-19 Death Rituals

Ron "Itchy" Smith, legendary Camden High basketball player, dies shortly after having number retired

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Children's Health

Almost 40,000 U.S. kids have lost a parent to COVID-19, a new study finds

Grieving child

More families are discussing end-of-life planning as COVID-19 cases rise

End of Life Planning

Philadelphia family sues Montco slaughterhouse after worker dies of COVID-19

meat plant worker lawsuit

Body found inside burning car at Cherry Hill auto dealership, police say

Body burning car

Philly secures refrigerated trucks to handle morgue overflow for growing number dead from coronavirus

More Americans are dying at home than in the hospital – for the first time in decades

Human bodies can shift on their own well after death, researchers find

Skeleton Study

Hepatitis A outbreak at New Jersey golf club leaves 1 dead, 27 infected

hepatits a outbreak new jersey

First U.S. death caused by vaping confirmed in Illinois

vaping death lungs

New Jersey cemetery caretaker arrested for allegedly disposing of garbage, debris in graves

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Climbing death rates in young and middle-aged Americans tied to drug use, heart disease

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Health Insurance

Startling number of U.S. hospices have serious flaws in care, Inspector General finds

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Man's death from caffeine supplement serves as reminder of the dangers

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Fisherman finds part of leg with sneaker still on in Delaware River

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Heartburn medications can cause more harm than good, large study finds

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Adults who skip breakfast have increased risk of cardiovascular-related death, study finds

skipping breakfast death

These are the people most frequently overdosing on fentanyl

fentanyl overdose deaths

Delaware mother raises awareness of opioid epidemic by releasing photo of her dead son

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Americans more likely to die of overdose than car crash, new report finds

Opioids pills needles

Children's Health

First flu-related pediatric death of the season confirmed in New Jersey

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Man dies in SEPTA Transit Police custody

Transit police

Memorial services begin Monday for George H.W. Bush

Drug overdoses and suicide driving decline in U.S. life expectancy

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Penn study finds that black patients are much more likely to die of sudden cardiac death

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'Broken heart syndrome' is a real thing — and it can quickly turn deadly, according to new study

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Death of former Trump adviser’s father under investigation in Philadelphia

Yep, that huge downed tree looks like it could fall on Kelly Drive any minute now

Carroll - Sketchy Tree on Kelly Drive

Bill Cosby's daughter, Ensa, dies at 44 years old

The long goodbye: Coping with sadness and grief before a loved one dies

Why do we mark graves with stone?

#BeforeIDie 2017: A chance to talk about dying before it is too late

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'Holding space for death': an excerpt

Holding Space

Girl, 6, found in Wildwood motel pool, dies

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Loophole in Pennsylvania law means many don't have to report dead bodies

Penn medical school alum confronts what 'no one wants to talk about' in new podcast

So, you want to hire a death doula?

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