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E-cigarettes cause damage to blood vessels even when used without nicotine, Penn study finds

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Type 1 diabetics decry rising costs of life-saving insulin

Diabetes Forum Insulin Costs

135,000 pounds of restaurant-grade chicken recalled after testing positive for listeria

tip top poultry recall

Reading and listening to books stimulates the same areas of the brain

Brain Maps Berkeley Reading Books Listening Audiobooks study

Spending time in city parks puts you in a good mood, study says

Urban parks elevate mood

Target to launch better-for-you exclusive food and beverage brand, 'Good & Gather'

target good and gather products

USciences creates first MBA program centered on cannabis industry

USciences cannabis

Pennsylvania funding vaccines to prevent spread of hepatitis A amid outbreak

Hepatitis A outbreak in United States

Chemotherapy initiative makes cancer patients feel at home

Carroll - Jefferson health home chemotherapy treatment

Montgomery County offers free prophylaxis in event of nuclear emergency

Limerick Nuclear Power Plant

New Jersey issues health alert after 9 hospitalized with vaping-related lung problems

vaping health risks

Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses

01082018_Opioids_CDC

Scientists discover new organ that senses sharpness and pressure

Scientists discover organ that senses mechanical pain

Recall: Mechanical tidbits found in Weaver's ready-to-eat chicken patties

tyson weaver chicken recall

Sleep apnea can increase cancer risk in women, study finds

Sleep apnea elevated cancer risk

Pill Club claims CVS Caremark's reimbursement changes threaten its ability to distribute birth control

Birth control pills 04182019

Marijuana-alcohol combo linked to riskier behavior in Penn State study

Marijuana Alcohol

New Jersey congressman wants to know if military used Lyme disease-ridden ticks as 'bioweapons'

Tick book 08132019

To save money, American patients and surgeons meet in Cancun

Cancun Mexico Beach 08132019

Superstar athletes popularize unproven stem cell procedures

Max Scherzer 08092019

Philadelphia's best (and worst) hospitals for these four common surgeries

Pennsylvania hospitals surgery outcomes

Regional academic health organizations win bid for Hahnemann residency program

Carroll - Hahnemann University Hospital

Philly Alzheimer's study questions amyloid as accurate marker for cognitive decline

brain penn jeff

Mosquito-borne Triple E virus, worse than West Nile, discovered in Delaware

mosquito triple e virus delaware

23,000 trampolines recalled after legs collapse

trampoline recall

New Juul vape prevents teen use with facial recognition, age verification

juul apology

If you smoke pot, your anesthesiologist needs to know

Anesthesia Sedation Surgery 04172019

Entenmann’s cookies recalled by Horsham-based distributor for choking hazard

entemenn's little bites cookie recall

Philadelphia declares public health emergency over Hepatitis A outbreak

Hepatitis A outbreak in United States

Primary care doctor shortage poses health care challenges

Primary Care Doctor Shortage

Over 500 hidden teeth removed from jawbone of 7-year-old boy

boy hidden teeth removed

'July effect' doesn't impact heart surgery, new study finds

July effect doesn't impact heart surgery

1,000-squat competition lands two teens in the hospital

squat challenge hospitalized

Vitamin A may help reduce the risk of skin cancer

Beach Sunbathing Pexels 07202019

U.S. News ranks Penn Medicine's hospitals among the nation's best

Penn Medicine Hospitals rank nation's best

Jefferson University agrees to buy Fox Chase Cancer Center from Temple University

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Finally, U.S. measles outbreak shows signs of slowing

Measles rash

Americans are sitting around more than they used to, study says

Stressed out man sitting on couch

Temporary tattoo-like 'artificial throat' could help mute people 'speak'

Artificial Throat Mute Speech

This New Jersey beach has been closed for three days after unsafe bacterial levels

windward beach bacteria

Allergan recalls breast implants tied to rare cancer

allergan breast implant recall

More than one-third of Jersey Shore beaches were contaminated with fecal bacteria in 2018, report says

New Jersey beaches fecal bacteria

Prosthetic arm named after Star Wars' Luke Skywalker restores sense of human touch

Prosthetic Arm Star Wars Luke Skywalker

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