Disease

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Pennsylvania deploys more resources to combat avian flu outbreaks at poultry farms

Piled up trash is more than just gross — it's also a public health risk

Trash Health Risks

Annual dementia diagnoses will double by 2060, study finds

Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen's wife and bandmate, says she has a rare blood cancer. What's multiple myeloma?

Regular exercise may lower type 2 diabetes risk, study finds

Exercise Type 2 Diabetes

In a city that loves hoagies, how worried should Philadelphians be about the listeria outbreak tied to deli meats?

Multi-state listeria outbreak includes cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Listeria outbreak

Pennsylvania has most lyme disease cases in the nation as tick season returns

Drinking beer, hard liquor is worse for waistline and cardiovascular health than wine

Beer cardiovascular health

Pennsylvania state prisons will release around 1500 inmates to mitigate coronavirus spread

Inmates release Pennsylvania jails

Coronavirus vaccine backed by Bill Gates enters human testing on Penn volunteers

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Sewage could be used to track the spread of the coronavirus to new communities

First U.S. citizen dies of coronavirus in Wuhan hospital

Ervebo, the first Ebola virus vaccine, gains FDA approval

Ebola virus vaccine prevention

Flyers' Oskar Lindblom diagnosed with rare bone cancer; receives outpouring of support

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Philly health department warns of possible Hepatitis A exposure at Center City Italian restaurant

Ristorante la Buca

Pennsylvania Game Commission, Penn Vet team up to target wildlife disease

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International travelers should know about diseases of concern at their summer destinations

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Two more confirmed mumps cases at University of Pennsylvania

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Type 2 diabetes: can it be predicted by a genetic test?

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Study links e-cigarette use to cardiovascular disease, heart attacks

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2 Rutgers students diagnosed with bacterial meningitis

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Vancouver measles outbreak linked to father who didn't vaccinate due to autism concerns – report

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Officials warn of potential measles exposure at Newark airport

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More than half of Americans won’t date someone with psoriasis, new study finds

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Cracking the sugar code: Why the 'glycome' is the next big thing in health and medicine

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These Jersey Shore beaches tested too high for feces-related bacteria

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Lettuce-induced E.coli outbreak continues with five dead, nearly 200 sick

As proton centers struggle, a sign of a health care bubble?

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Pennsylvania, New Jersey reporting most lettuce-related E. coli cases

Bad news, foodies: Going out to eat could destroy your hormones

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Temple Hospital recognized for treatment of incurable disease

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Study finds greater risk of heart disease among self-proclaimed slower walkers

Walking

Penn State researchers find handful of almonds a day could boost 'good cholesterol'

Longport residents: Rabbit poop is dangerous and making our lives miserable

Rabbits

Pig-to-human organ transplants advance with gene-editing experiment

Apparently, Mediterranean diets only work for the rich

Map: Every state's paranoid, most-Googled health concern

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Wolf pushes for a Rare Disease Advisory Council in Pennsylvania

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