Opinion

Vape Woman Hands 09132019

How – not what – a person vapes may play a big role in health effects

Natalie Egenolf: It shouldn't take a Mike Scott altercation with tailgaters to create change

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Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about

Woman Oxygen Hospital 09122019

Natalie Egenolf: We are all the Eagles naked offensive line

Carroll - Jason Kelce Eagles Training Camp

Stop calling it a choice: Biological factors drive homosexuality

Gay Pride Flickr 09042019

Paul Hagen: The Phillies can still make a postseason run — but will they?

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Natalie Egenolf: Why Andrew Luck was right — and Sean Rodriguez was very, very wrong

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Opinion: Health equity is the real vaccine for hepatitis A

Hepatitis A outbreak in United States

Natalie Egenolf: With no preseason prep, how much leeway should Wentz be given this season?

Carson Wentz 3 - Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp Linc

Natalie Egenolf: An appreciation of Nick Foles, the greatest Philadelphia sports story ever told

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Kevin Cooney: Phillies' decision to bring back Charlie Manuel leaves more questions than answers

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Paul Hagen: For Kapler and the Phillies, actions must speak louder than words

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Natalie Egenolf: What I'm looking for in Eagles preseason opener

Doug Pederson - Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp Linc

Natalie Egenolf: Fans have every right to be high on the Eagles — but not to harass athletes online

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U.S. health care: An industry too big to fail

Health Care Big Business 07242019

Paul Hagen: Will the Phillies be buyers or sellers at the deadline? It's complicated.

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Heart transplant doctors could help more people by accepting donations from obese

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Two dozen Philly academics: Inky coverage undermines criminal justice reform

Stock_Carroll - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner

Natalie Egenolf: By letting Tyreek Hill play, NFL continues to prove it only pretends to care about domestic abuse

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Opinion: Lawbreaking finance honchos cost Philadelphia millions

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Why the kids exchanging a foul ball at Phillies game makes me smile (and weep for our world)

Young Phillies fan gifts foul ball

Natalie Egenolf: Booing just isn't enough, the Phillies need help

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Working together to deliver on a promise more than 30 years in the making

Carroll - Camden, NJ

Natalie Egenolf: Sixers fans should keep trusting the Process — and the Mike Scott Hive

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Sequencing the genome of newborns in the U.S.: Are we ready?

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Camden schools superintendent: Continuing the progress and looking toward the future

Katrina McCombs Camden Superintendent 04192019

Health care price transparency: Fool's gold, or real money in your pocket?

EOB Health Care 06252019

State rep: General Assistance in Pennsylvania is a financial lifeline

Senior Depression 04102019

Natalie Egenolf: After unwarranted criticism of Reid, KC radio host needs a lesson in empathy

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Doctor, is it OK if I use marijuana?

Marijuana Heart Health 06202019

Natalie Egenolf: Eagles do disservice to fans, LaVar Ball a disservice to everyone

Carroll - Eagles Public Practice Carson Wentz

Al Morganti: Do sports fans deserve a 'bill of rights?' And what is Flyers' GM Chuck Fletcher doing?

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E-cig companies use cartoon characters as logos, and new study shows it works

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Natalie Egenolf: Raptors fans are pathetic; and which team wins a Philly Dodgeball Royal Rumble

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Al Morganti: Matt Klentak must wheel and deal to pick up Gabe Kapler, slumping Phillies

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Natalie Egenolf: These Eagles players had the best, worst walk-up songs at Wentz’s charity softball game

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Cheaper versions of the most expensive drugs may be coming, but monopolies will likely remain

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What’s wrong with those anti-vaxxers? They're just like the rest of us

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Al Morganti: Gabe Kapler has Phillies expecting to contend for rest of season

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Stiff muscles are a counterintuitive superpower of NBA athletes

Joel Embiid 76ers 05162019

The U.S. could have ended up with a British-style health care system: Here is why it didn’t

Mile End Hospital East London 05172019

Not all doctors are behind 'revolutionary' ketamine-based antidepressant

Spravato Esketamine Nasal Spray 05172019

How traumatic injury has become a health care crisis

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