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Teen's science experiment uncovers roundworm contamination at Montgomery County parks

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

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Skin cancer is affecting men more than women globally, study suggests

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Is hot coffee or cold brew healthier? A local study spills the truth

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Pennsylvania farmers markets have host of food-safety issues, study finds

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Temple Health to host international COPD conference next week

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Immigrants face another battle upon arrival in U.S. — with their gut health

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The scientific reason you can’t eat just one piece of Halloween candy

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This free test can measure your intelligence in 10 minutes

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The key for low-income populations to lose weight? An app, this study suggests

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Nutrition Fact labels get a makeover — here's what they look like now

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Same-sex couple each carried baby boy thanks to innovative fertility doctors

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Penn Medicine breaks ground on new Radnor outpatient center

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Here's why you love getting the daylights scared out of you

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Children's Health

CHOP and Penn Medicine team up to explore fertility of childhood cancer survivors

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Temple professor urges more employers to hire people with autism

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The way you breathe may affect the strength of your memory, study suggests

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Why did the flu kill 80,000 Americans last year?

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Certain key words may help detect depression in Facebook users — well before a diagnosis

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3 dangers of rising temperatures that could affect your health now

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Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announces dementia diagnosis

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A new study finds that eating organic foods has major benefit in cancer prevention

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Coffee addicts, your habit may reduce risk of developing rosacea, study suggests

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Delco stroke patients no longer will be sent to Philly for acute treatment

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Drop off your expired prescriptions at one of these 47 Montgomery County sites

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4 million gallons of wastewater leaks into Schuylkill River

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CHOP analysis of 'type 1.5 diabetes' finds links between immune, metabolic disease

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Father's smoking may impact health of next two generations, study suggests

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Salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken products in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and 27 other states

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A polio-like virus is popping up in the U.S., with cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey

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There are many types of obesity – which one matters to your health

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Local slaughterhouses violating Clean Water Act, environmental report says

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This is how many faces you can actually recognize, according to science

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15 minutes of running beats meditation in boosting mental sharpness and mood

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Cooper-led study fails to confirm benefit of novel sepsis treatment used worldwide

New Penn research identifies more accurate cancer testing

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Jefferson: new research regarding how seizures begin

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Cannabis use more detrimental to brain health than alcohol use, study claims

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New DNA tool predicts height, shows promise for assessing disease risk

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Officials warn of potential measles exposure at Newark airport

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Mother cures toddler's eczema with homemade breast milk-based soap

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Appeals court rules Bux-Mont families can resume fight to compel Navy to pay for medical monitoring

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Why older skin heals with less scarring

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