Illness

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The thrill of curing hepatitis C and the pain of watching the disease surge with opioid abuse

Hormones may increase women's risk of Alzheimer's disease

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Man in critical condition after contracting flesh-eating bacteria near Jersey Shore

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Study: More young Americans are dying of liver disease caused by alcoholism

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More than 500 cases of E. coli reported from visitors of ziplining park

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Parkinson's disease impacts way more than previously believed, study finds

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Tori and Nick Foles tackling disorder that causes constant dizziness

Ed Rendell announces he's battling Parkinson's disease

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Drexel student combats suicide by pairing people with online 'buddies'

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Lettuce-induced E.coli outbreak continues with five dead, nearly 200 sick

As proton centers struggle, a sign of a health care bubble?

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Children's Health

My toddler stopped walking and it was terrifying: educating parents on a toxic synovitis diagnosis

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Julius 'Dr. J' Erving hospitalized after falling ill at Sixers game

Children's Health

The lead poisoning problem in America

Map: Every state's paranoid, most-Googled health concern

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Philadelphia was epicenter of a deadly worldwide flu epidemic 99 years ago

Spanish influenza

Little known about neurological condition, but one thing's for sure: Life is pain

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Drexel study: Music can lessen anxiety, reduce pain in cancer patients

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Contagious stomach virus sickens 47 students at Lafayette College

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Illness strikes 88 students at Ursinus College

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Hair Loss GLP-1s

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Antibiotics Treatment Course

‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding...

Tick Illnesses Pennsylvania

Pa. GOP lawmakers explore increased public health reporting for tick-borne diseases

Brain Fog Dementia

Brain fog can cause cognitive issues but, unlike dementia, it doesn't get progressively worse

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