Paramedics

From 9/11 to father's fatal plane crash, New Jersey paramedic has learned lessons in coping with tragedy

Health Stories

First responders getting a special kind of addiction treatment

Rankings

Report: Philadelphia not exactly one of America's most caring cities

Crime

Drexel study: Paramedics face higher risk of assault than firefighters

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

'We need to have another option'

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How to keep holiday stress in check this season

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

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