Medicine

Aspirin

A daily aspirin to protect the heart? That soon may be outdated advice

What the stalemate on Capitol Hill means for your drug prices

U.S. Capitol Drug Price Reform

Before purchasing medications online, make sure the pharmacy is reputable

Online Pharmacies

Safely storing medicine a critical way to prevent accidental child deaths

Safe Medicine Storage

Children's Health

Robitussin, Dimetapp children's cough syrups recalled for potential overdose risk

Cough medicine recall

CVS Pharmacy partners with DoorDash to deliver health and wellness essentials

CVS Partners with DoorDash

Inexpensive steroid reduces death risk among severe COVID-19 patients

Dexamethasone COVID-19

Rare disease researcher offers unique perspective on search for COVID-19 treatment

COVID-19 drug inventory

Cooper Specialty Care Center opens in Cherry Hill

Cooper Specialty Care

Rutgers launches nation's largest study of health care workers exposed to COVID-19

Rutgers COVID-19 Healthcare

Rare syndrome nearly killed Pennsylvania man with ear infection

Lemierre Pennsylvania

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria a deadly threat 'that is not going away,' CDC says

Superbugs CDC infections antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Amazon sued over firing New Jersey warehouse worker for using medical marijuana

Amazon

Patients who use online portals to access health records more likely to get flu shots, Penn study finds

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More blood pressure medicine recalled after carcinogen found in pills

Blood pressure medicine recalled FDA

Physician burnout: Why legal and regulatory systems may need to step in

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Does zinc really cure colds faster?

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Kitchen sponges may hold answer to antibiotic resistance

kitchen sponge bacteria

Naloxone nasal spray is more available in Philly neighborhoods with more white residents, study finds

Carroll - Naloxone, Narcan

Dermatologists are prescribing fewer antibiotics – but they still outpace other specialties

Burned-out, depressed doctors are thinking about suicide

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How the medical profession can help heal divisions as well as diseases

Children's Health

CVS and Walmart among retailers affected by recall of infant ibuprofen

infant ibuprofen recall

Founder of Rothman Orthopaedic Institute dies at 81

Richard Rothman

Can you remove lip fillers?

Drexel researchers develop 'crystalsome' polymer for improved intravenous drug delivery

Carroll - Drexel University Dragon

Why do paper cuts hurt so much?

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Medical Marijuana

Philadelphia's second marijuana dispensary is coming to East Passyunk

Medical Marijuana photo

Dr. Dre just lost trademarking battle against Pennsylvania OB-GYN Dr. Drai

Cancer Research

Penn's tumor vaccine shows promise to fight cancer in early tests

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Temple doc receives $1 million grant to research how heart 'talks' to body fat

Stock_Carroll - Temple University Campus, Liacouras Walk

Jefferson Health to merge with Einstein Healthcare Network

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Medical Schools

Temple medical school announces creation of new Alzheimer's Center

Stock_Carroll - Temple University Campus, Liacouras Walk

Mercy Philadelphia Hospital embarks on $15 million ER expansion

Mercy Health Expansion

Medical Research

Jefferson researchers find promise for improving stem cell therapy after heart attack

Stock_Carroll - Thomas Jefferson Hospital

Pennsylvania's first medical marijuana dispensary opens

Carroll - NJ Marijuana Dispensary

Rosemont, Drexel partnership leads way to new nursing program

Stock_Carroll - Drexel University

Is there a difference between generic and name-brand ibuprofen?

Penn study: High costs causing cancer patients to ditch oral treatment

Stock_Carroll - Penn Medicine

Jefferson receives $2.8 million grant for lung cancer screenings

Stock_Carroll - Philadelphia University Jefferson

CHOP enters partnership for pediatric study on medical marijuana and autism

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CHOP finds brain remaps in child who received double hand transplant

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