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At-home rape kits now off the market

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Teen with dairy allergy dies after restaurant tells him food order was safe

Teen dies dairy allergy

Tower Health recruits nationally recognized kidney and liver transplant team from Hahnemann

Could New Jersey become the first state to ban all e-cigarettes?

New Jersey ban e-cigarettes sales

Hepatitis C-infected kidneys are safe for transplants, Penn study finds

Kidneys Penn

Microplastics could be getting into our bodies, study says

Microplastics found in the body

Tobacco sales to minors in Philly skyrocketed in 2018, health department says

Cigarettes Philly minors

Temple Health CEO Larry Kaiser resigning at year's end

Larry Kaiser Temple Health

Juul is illegally marketing its products, FDA says

juul apology

Study shows potential for reversing the body's 'biological age'

Reverse aging biological clock

Wharton professor leads autism study challenging 'extreme male brain' theory

Autism EMB theory

Analysis: How your beloved hospital helps to drive up health care costs

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Penn researcher behind Alzheimer's discoveries wins $3 million prize

Virginia M.Y. Lee

Emojis let hospitals gauge patient, provider satisfaction

Emoji Hospital Patient Satisfaction

Vitamin D isn't better when taken at higher doses, new study says

Vitamin D high dose unhealthy

Getting just the right amount of sleep can help prevent heart attacks

Sleep increase heart attack risk

Pharma pours cash on Congress as battles over drug prices persist

U.S. Capitol: Pharma pouring cash on Congress as drug price battles rage

CDC investigating 215 cases of severe respiratory disease linked to vaping

CDC investigating severe respiratory cases tied to vaping

Penn Medicine, Arkansas hospital partnering to expedite heart surgery research

Stock_Carroll - Penn Medicine

Married people are less likely to develop dementia than divorcees, study says

Dementia risk married divorced study

Pitt researchers develop breathalyzer prototype for marijuana

Marijuana Breathalyzer

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

vaping death lungs

Philly's sidewalks discriminate against people with disabilities, lawsuit claims

Lawsuit alleges Philly's sidewalks are unsafe for people with disabilities

Potential blood test can diagnose head trauma better than a CT scan, study shows

More departments close at Hahnemann University Hospital

hahnemann department closures

Mosquito-borne illness Triple E spreading in South Jersey

mosquito triple e virus delaware

Microplastics in drinking water likely do not pose a health risk at current levels, WHO says

microplastic contamination drinking water

Stem cells could regenerate organs – but only if the body won't reject them

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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

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

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

Urban parks elevate mood

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

Brain Maps Berkeley Reading Books Listening Audiobooks study

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

target good and gather products

Montgomery County offers free prophylaxis in event of nuclear emergency

Limerick Nuclear Power Plant

USciences creates first MBA program centered on cannabis industry

USciences cannabis

Chemotherapy initiative makes cancer patients feel at home

Carroll - Jefferson health home chemotherapy treatment

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

Pennsylvania funding vaccines to prevent spread of hepatitis A amid outbreak

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

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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

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