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The in-home teeth-straightening business is booming – but better brace yourself

Self-care looks different when you're chronically ill

Self-care Chronic Pain

Born without a uterus, Philly-area woman births milestone baby thanks to transplant at Penn Medicine

Uterus Transplant Baby Penn Medicine Gobrecht family 1

Insurer coughs up $25,865 for Brooklyn woman's head cold

Expensive head cold bill

Jefferson Health patient who lost 150 pounds encourages others to keep their New Year's resolutions

Luis Salazar Weight Loss Jefferson health

Temple doctors see hope, heartbreak among migrants at Mexican refugee camp

Matamoros Mexico refugee camp

His life in 'overtime,' Penn doctor races to find better treatments for rare Castleman disease

David Fajgenbaum Castleman Disease book 2

The Monthly Migraine: Seven gift ideas for loved ones with chronic pain

Monthly Migraine gift guide CBD massage

'I feel like I'm in jail': Hospital alarms torment patients

Hospital alarms

Philly athletes say aches and pains still hamper them years after retirement

McNabb HOF

Chinese hunter diagnosed with bubonic plague after eating wild hare

Bubonic plague China hunter rabbit

New Jersey man, 23, saved by hypothermia after heart stopped for 12 minutes

Brad Phelps Sinai

VA's 'My Life, My Story' program finds unique way to personalize veteran health care

My Life, My Story Veterans Affairs Thor Ringler

When caring for a sick spouse shakes a marriage to the core

Caregiving marriage

Brain surgery patient grateful to now live as a 'stereotypical' young adult

Penn Medicine Brain Surgery AVM 2

In Honduras, Jefferson Health surgeon finds patients' determination 'astounding'

Honduras Medical Mission Trip 1

Three-year-old CHOP patient sends heartfelt letter to Flyers mascot Gritty

Gritty CHOP

Cosmetic surgery and the secret world of Instagram dolls

Instagram Doll for Cosmetic Surgery

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek undergoing more chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer

Chinese scientists use CRISPR to edit genes of HIV patient

CRISPR gene editing 04162019

Vaping habit caused Delco teen's severe lung illness, family warns

Vaping Lung Failure Delco Teen

Facing terminal liver cancer, 18-year-old soccer phenom wants to ensure younger siblings are cared for when he's gone

Daniel Yallah

Shopping abroad for cheaper medication? Here’s what you need to know

Prescription Drugs 08252019

Chemotherapy initiative makes cancer patients feel at home

Carroll - Jefferson health home chemotherapy treatment

Woman's cotton swab regimen led to skull-eating bacterial infection

cotton swab skull infection

Jefferson doc assesses medical mysteries on TNT's new 'Chasing the Cure' show

dr bon ku chasing the cure

Hubble's $1 contact lenses result in consumer health complaints

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What it's like to survive a flesh-eating bacterial infection

flesh eating bacteria survivors

Despite federal protections, rape victims still get billed for forensic exams

Female Patient 07152019

SMart Center helps children with selective mutism find their voice

Carroll - Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum SMart Center Selective Mutism

Miracle machine makes heroic rescues – and leaves patients in limbo

ECMO Treatment Flu Patient 06182019

CNN docuseries shines light on lead poisoning, pollution in Philly and Chester

CNN United Shades of America Toxic City Kamau Bell

Thieves steal wheelchair ramps from Philly teen with cerebral palsy; GoFundMe launched

domenic dolan cerebral palsy

Consumer genetic testing customers stretch their DNA data further with third-party interpretation websites

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Never say ‘die’: Why so many doctors won’t break bad news

Doctor Mask Tape 06142019

Jefferson exec's health care vision shaped by unique obstetrics career, wife's cancer battle

Carroll - Dr. Bruce Meyer Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

How measles detectives work to contain an outbreak

Measles Vaccine Historical Photo 06102019

Churches wipe out millions in medical debt for others

Stained Glass Church 06052019

A helpful tip for protecting personal information in health apps

protecting health data

Two-time survivor inspires cancer patients at 'Be the Match' walk on HUP transplant floor

Be The Match Walk

A boat crushed his face, then plastic surgeons hit him with $167,000 in bills

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The Monthly Migraine: Celebrities, they’re just like us!

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