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'Sexting' is widespread among adults, Drexel researchers find

Study links social media use and teen mental health issues

CDC says most schools start classes too early in the day

Sleep naked and reap these health benefits

West Nile case reported in Camden County

Adaptive athletes say there is life after amputation

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Snap Kitchen to open five stores in Philly area

Chicken Caesar Wrap

Bionic device allows woman to see for first time in 13 years

Merck: Experimental Ebola vaccine has '100 percent efficacy'

Study: Data back up 'dad bod' phenomenon

Fathers

Doctors at CHOP perform world's first bilateral hand transplant on child

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CDC survey: Teen girls' use of morning-after pill doubled in decade

Philly ranks as the fourth worst city for STDs

Study: Extremely low risk of spreading HIV to heterosexual partner if promptly on meds

Scientists develop pill to help gluten-intolerant people

Health concerns prompt closing of Pa. park to swimmers

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New Jersey doctor's license revoked over negligent painkiller prescriptions

MD Anderson ranked top cancer hospital in the nation

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CHOP’s new Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care set to open

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Philadelphia becomes largest city to ban smoking in public housing

Inhalable, needle-free Ebola vaccine to be tested on humans

Study: More than 95 percent of women who had abortion don't regret decision

Pro Choice

Study: Smoking near toddlers likely as bad as smoking while pregnant

Second Hand Smoke

Philadelphia VA employees face discipline over claim delays

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Penn researchers to use Twitter to study heart health

Burlington County resident bitten by rabid raccoon

Thanks to Obamacare, the average woman is saving significantly on birth control

N.J. man checked for Ebola-like symptoms tests positive for malaria

How your speech patterns could impact the way others see you

Brain scans suggest anxiety may be hereditary

PTSD Anxious Woman

Montco woman to be honored by White House

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Philly startup to introduce flushable home pregnancy test

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South Jersey health clinic accused of injecting toddlers with wrong vaccines

Vaccines

Drug free

'Designer babies' reinvigorate ethical debate

Study suggests alcohol dependency may be coded in eye color

Study: Men, women may experience pain differently

Pain

Fifth medical marijuana dispensary approved in New Jersey

Study: Signs of Alzheimer's may begin about 20 years before symptoms

Report: Smoking rates in Philly drop to lowest ever

President Obama appoints CHOP oncologist to national cancer board

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N.J. Legislature awards Camden's emergency services to Cooper University Hospital

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Dressing Dangerously: Too-tight jeans lands woman is hospital

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Ultra processed Foods

Americans want stricter regulations on ultra-processed food makers, poll shows

Summer Mental Health

Summer may ease pressures on youth, but it's a good time to address mental health concerns

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Cooper Health Gloucester

Cooper University Health Care plans new medical campus in Gloucester Township

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