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Certain personality traits – like being an extrovert – may lower risk for dementia

Dementia Personality Link

Pets

Mysterious canine respiratory illness hits Pennsylvania

Canine respiratory illness

Illness

Insulin injections could one day be replaced as a diabetes treatment with rock music, study suggests

Diabetes Rock Music 2

Men's Health

Fewer men are getting prostate cancer exams, so Penn Medicine is offering free screenings to those most vulnerable

Prostate Cancer Screenings

Illness

Climate change may allow infectious diseases to spread further and linger longer, federal report warns

Illness

Pennsylvania's rising Lyme disease cases are being fueled by land development, scientists say

Lyme Disease Pennsylvania

Illness

Congenital syphilis cases have spiked nationwide – and Philly is no exception

New born syphilis rates

Health News

3 brands of applesauce pouches recalled due to potential lead contamination

FDA Fruit Pouch Recall Weis

Prevention

New lung cancer screening guidelines advise 5 million more people to get annual scans

Lung Cancer Screenings

Illness

Does chicken soup really help when you're sick?

Chicken Soup Benefits

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COPD: What it is and how to manage it

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Illness

Prozac could help treat long COVID symptoms, Penn researchers say

Long COVID Prozac

Prevention

Feeling awful after getting a COVID-19 booster? That's a good sign, study says

Prevention

To prevent STDs, the CDC wants some people to use a common antibiotic as a 'morning-after pill'

Health Stories

Getting screened for colorectal cancer can save your life – and this survivor is quick to tell people

Kim Hall Jackson Cancer Screening

Illness

For millions with long COVID, some answers are emerging about its causes

Long Covid Study

Senior Health

Bruce Willis may not be aware that he has dementia, his wife says

Adult Health

When you think about your health, don't forget your eyes

Eye Exam Glaucoma

Prevention

Free COVID-19 tests are again available through the U.S. Postal Service; here's how to order them

Free COVID tests

Prevention

The first Lyme disease vaccine in 20 years is nearly here, and others may be on their way

Lyme disease vaccines

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What you should know about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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Adult Health

Staying up late may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds

Night Owl Diabetes

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What you should know about septic bursitis

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Illness

Peptic ulcer disease forced Bruce Springsteen to postpone concerts; here's how the illness affects people

Prevention

Deaths caused by a rare, 'flesh-eating' bacteria are increasing on the East Coast

Vibrio Bacteria Ocean

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What you should know about appendicitis

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Should you consider going shoeless at home?

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Children's Health

Children from poor neighborhoods are more likely to develop asthma, study finds

Asthma Neighborhoods Study

Illness

Philly health officials issue COVID-19 advisory as local hospitals see uptick in cases

UPenn Hospital Covid

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Common food intolerances that can develop at any age

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Illness

COVID-19 may trigger high blood pressure, study finds

Men's Health

How beneficial is physical activity? Even short bursts may reduce risk of cancer

Physical Activity Cancer

Health News

CDC warns against kissing turtles amid salmonella outbreak in Pa., 10 other states

Turtles salmonella

Prevention

RSV vaccine for babies, given to their mothers during pregnancy, receives FDA approval

Senior Health

New Alzheimer's drug raises hopes — along with questions

Alzheimer's Drug Leqembi

Illness

Cancer rates among people in their 30s have risen significantly, study finds

Cancer Young Adults

Illness

Natural gas fracking in Pa. linked to asthma, childhood lymphoma, research finds

Fracking childhood cancer study

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What you need to know about asthma

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Prevention

Pregnant women should get a shot to protect their babies from whooping cough – but most people don't know this

Pregnancy Vaccines Pertussis

Illness

Women who consume sugary drinks every day are at higher risk for liver cancer, study finds

Sugary drinks liver disease

Illness

Sandra Bullock's partner dies of ALS; here's what to know about the disease

Women's Health

A wearable device may one day help women detect breast cancer early – and at home

Breast Cancer Screening Bra

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