Medicine

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

Why do paper cuts hurt so much?

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Medical Marijuana

Philadelphia's second marijuana dispensary is coming to East Passyunk

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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

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Jefferson Health to merge with Einstein Healthcare Network

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Medical Schools

Temple medical school announces creation of new Alzheimer's Center

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Mercy Philadelphia Hospital embarks on $15 million ER expansion

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Medical Research

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

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Pennsylvania's first medical marijuana dispensary opens

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Rosemont, Drexel partnership leads way to new nursing program

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

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

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Jefferson receives $2.8 million grant for lung cancer screenings

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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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Pharmaceuticals

Jefferson clinical trial shows promise for new migraine therapy

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Jefferson study weighs pros, cons of surgery in frail heart failure patients

Antibiotics can be unnecessary and potentially harmful, IBC says

More than 4,000 register for Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program in 1st week

Am I harming my airways by running outside in the cold?

CHOP mini-doc examines life, surgery of infant twins formerly conjoined at head

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The likely reason you get nightmares – and tips to try preventing them

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Groundbreaking medical-rescue drone unveiled at Philly conference

Fox Chase receives historic gift to establish Pancreatic Cancer Institute

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Sneak peek: New, $62.5-million Nursing and Science building on Camden's 'eds and meds' corridor

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Study: Doctors get bogged down by work email and mundane office tasks just like the rest of us

Pig-to-human organ transplants advance with gene-editing experiment

The myth of drug expiration dates

Jefferson, GE Healthcare form nation's largest partnership to save $1 billion in efficiencies

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Penn finds cases of nasty gut infection 'soaring' in United States

Medical claims auditor works to empower youth in old neighborhood

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Penn medical school alum confronts what 'no one wants to talk about' in new podcast

In rare procedure, CHOP surgeons separate twin girls conjoined at the head

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Medical Marijuana

Temporary regulations set for medical marijuana doctors in Pa.

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Meet the man who manages Penn's donated corpses

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Doctors earn much less in Philly than other cities, report finds

Penn Medicine study explores yoga as part of prostate cancer treatment plan

CHOP pre-emptively ranked 2018's top U.S. medical school for pediatrics

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Penn expert: Reduce radiation treatment by half for men with prostate cancer

Man reflects on wife's decision to carry to term baby she knows will die

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New cervical cancer screening guidelines endorse the use of self-swab kits

Pediatric Cancer Lianna Munir

'We need to have another option'

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How to keep holiday stress in check this season

Light Lamp SAD

After a lifetime of seasonal depression, I finally tried light therapy. Here's what I learned

Shinges Vaccine Dementia

Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

Zipporah Washington Temple

Nurse who beat hard-to-treat cancer says she stayed strong by thinking of herself as a 'survivor'

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