Infections

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Pittsburgh woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria infection contracted in Florida

Urinary tract infections can trigger strokes in patients, new study finds

Infections can trigger stroke

It’s tick season – here’s what you need to know about Lyme disease

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The HPV vaccine is still super important — here's why

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Milk from Lancaster County farm quarantined due to bacterial infection

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

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

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

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Man contracted flesh-eating bacterial infection in this South Jersey river

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This guy almost died from biting his fingernails

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‘Nightmare bacteria’ stalk U.S. hospitals

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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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Study: Hospital workers who wash can still spread MRSA to babies

Health officials: Mobile apps could be linked to syphilis uptick in Philly

CHOP researchers identify gene linked to childhood ear infections

Four heart surgery patients at Penn Presbyterian hospital get infections

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Tainted scope at Fox Chase Cancer Center may have sickened three patients

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Villanova chemists developing disinfectants to keep pace with super bugs

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