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Insulin Cap

A $35 insulin cap is welcome, popular and bipartisan, but Congress may not pass it anyway

Canyon Atlantic ends pursuit to reopen Tower Health's Brandywine, Jennersville hospitals

Tower Health Brandywine Jennersville hospitals

Even a mild COVID-19 infection can lead to changes in the brain, study finds

Mild COVID brain

Sexual assault and harassment increases risk of high blood pressure in women, study finds

Hypertension

Ukrainian translators needed in Philly for pediatric cancer patients fleeing Russian invasion

Ukraine Pediatric Cancer

Humans can't withstand temperatures, humidities as high as once thought, Penn State study finds

Heat Climate Change Study

U.S. births continued downward trend in first half of 2021, CDC report shows

U.S. Birth Rate

New CDC guidelines ease masking recommendations for many healthy Americans

CDC COVID-19 Guidelines

Clinical trial begins for promising HIV cure developed by Temple scientists

HIV Research Temple

Tower Heath must resume sale of Brandywine, Jennersville hospitals, judge rules

Tower Health Brandywine Jennersville hospitals

Independence Blue Cross looking to honor extraordinary nurses

IBX Nurses

Penn creates tuition-free nurse practitioner program after receiving record $125 million donation

Penn Nurse Practitioners Program

New Jersey among states with highest life expectancies, CDC report finds

Life expectancy New Jersey Pennsylvania

Delaware-based hospital system set to expand footprint into Pennsylvania with purchase of Crozer Health

Crozer Health Purchase Kopp

COVID-19 vaccines do not have a negative impact on fertility, study finds

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife identifies two free-ranging deer infected with COVID-19

Deer COVID

Children's Health

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia opens Middleman Family Pavilion in King of Prussia

CHOP King of Prussia hospital

Children's Health

Treating peanut allergies early could make kids less sensitive, study finds

Peanut Allergy Study

Jefferson Health data breach exposed billing info of 9,000 patients

Jefferson Data Breach

People who got COVID-19 boosters are less likely to get breakthrough infections, New Jersey data shows

NJ COVID Breakthrough Cases

Gift of Life set a national record for organ donations in 2021

Gift of Life organ donation

Philadelphia extends COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline for city employees by 10 days

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Cannabis compounds can prevent COVID-19 virus from entering healthy human cells, study shows

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The Red Cross desperately needs blood donations; here's how to help

Red Cross Blood Drive

ECRI ranks at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits, says using difficult ones can lead to errors

COVID-19 may raise the risk of diabetes in adolescents, CDC study says

Rowan University, Virtua Health team up to establish new medical college

Rowan University Virtua Health medical college

CDC clarifies new COVID-19 isolation guidelines, but does not add testing requirement

COVID-19 hospitalizations reach record high in South Jersey as omicron surges

COVID Update Hospitalizations NJ PA

CHOP, Independence executives named among most influential in health care

Madeline Bell Gregory Deavens

FEMA strike teams to aid Pennsylvania hospitals amid COVID-19 surge

Pennsylvania Hospitals COVID-19

At-home COVID tests are not as sensitive to the omicron variant, FDA says

COVID At-Home Rapid Tests

The biggest health trends of 2022, from gut health to sound healing

Blood donors desperately needed in Philly and beyond amid national shortage

National blood donor shortage

Fresh Express recalls packaged salad items due to potential listeria contamination

Fresh Express salad recall

Procter and Gamble hair products recalled due to presence of carcinogen

Dry shampoo recall

Most Americans should receive Pfizer or Moderna vaccines over J&J shot, CDC panel says

CDC advisors to consider limits on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer's antiviral pill appears effective against omicron variant, company says

Penn researchers named Time's 'Heroes of the Year' for helping to develop COVID-19 vaccines

Time Heroes of the Year 2021

Tower Health to shut down Jennersville, Brandywine hospitals after sale falls apart

Tower Health Jennersville Brandywine hospitals

10 Philly-area hospitals recognized for high-quality maternity care by U.S. News & World Report

Best Hospitals Maternity Care

Jill Biden visits COVID-19 vaccination clinic at CHOP

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cancer young people

Young cancer survivors have double the risk of getting cancer later in life, study finds

Fluoride effects

Research finds no link between fluoride in tap water and lower adolescent IQ

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