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Adult Health

Standing for long periods can be bad for your health – just like sitting, study finds

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Children's Health

A cause of walking pneumonia is surging in young children, CDC says

walking pneumonia young children

Health News

Hundreds of frozen waffle products recalled due to possible listeria contamination

TreeHouse Foods waffle recall

Illness

Whooping cough cases are on the rise – particularly in Pennsylvania

Whooping Cough Pertussis

Prevention

As childhood vaccine exemptions rise, expect an increase in preventable diseases, CHOP expert says

Childhood Vaccine Exemptions

Fitness

Exercise helps reduce the risk of disease, and it doesn't matter when you work out

weekend warrior exercise

Healthy Eating

Drinking coffee or tea each day may boost your heart health

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Women's Health

FDA's new regulations underscore the complexity around screening for women with dense breasts

Illness

Cases of EEE, a rare but often deadly mosquito-borne illness, are higher than usual this year

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Men's Health

Eating a plant-based diet may help men with prostate cancer, research shows

Plant-Based Diet Cancer

Children's Health

As interest from families wanes, pediatricians scale back on COVID shots

Prevention

COVID-19 vaccines are no longer free to people without health insurance

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Identifying and managing coronary artery disease

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Prevention

The new COVID-19 vaccine is out, but you might not want to rush to get it

Prevention

Free COVID-19 test kits to be available again this fall, U.S. health officials say

Free COVID Tests

Health News

Apple juice sold at Walmart recalled due to arsenic levels

Children's Health

Infectious diseases spike when kids return to school − here's what you can do about it

School Illness Prevention

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Debunking dangerous myths about UV rays

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Prevention

New COVID-19 shots will be available soon, and Philly doctors say most people should get them

COVID vaccines 2024

Adult Health

There are no benefits to drinking small amounts of alcohol and it increases risk of cancer, study says

alcohol risk older adults

Prevention

How to select an effective bug spray – with or without DEET

DEET Bug Spray

Prevention

First blood test for colorectal cancer offers a less invasive screening option than colonoscopies

colorectal cancer blood test

Women's Health

Double mastectomies do not improve breast cancer survival likelihood for most women, study finds

Breast cancer survival

Prevention

Mixed messages about mammograms can leave women confused about when to get them

Men's Health

Melanoma is most common among older, white men, but it is preventable

Prevention

Why doctors recommend sunscreens with SPF 30 or higher

Prevention

U.S. government awards Moderna $176 million to make bird flu vaccine

Parenting

Parents who want to reduce their kids' screen time should start by reducing theirs, study finds

parents kids screen time

Prevention

Frequent social media users are more likely to get vaccinated regardless of political party, Penn study finds

Health News

With a salmonella outbreak linked to bearded dragons, here are tips for pet owners to stay safe

Prevention

How to avoid getting sick this summer at the barbecue, in the pool or on the trail

Prevention

Kevin Jonas had a basal cell carcinoma removed; here's how the skin cancer is treated, and how to spot it

Healthy Eating

The Planetary Health Diet reduces risk of early death and helps the environment; here's what it entails

planetary health diet

Prevention

To combat the spike in syphilis, the CDC now recommends using a common antibiotic as a 'morning after' drug

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Women's Health

Maternal deaths are far more common in the U.S. than in other high-income countries, report shows

maternal mortality rate

Fitness

Counting steps may be just as beneficial as tracking physical activity by time

exercise step count

Prevention

People who live near Limerick power plant can get free potassium iodide tablets on June 12

thyroid limerick power plant

Prevention

HPV vaccine reduces risk of head and neck cancers in men, study shows

HPV Vaccine Men

Prevention

Vaccine skeptics mislead people on measles and other preventable diseases; here are 4 tropes they use

Prevention

Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it

Lung Cancer Screening

Senior Health

For older adults, a broken hip is often more deadly than cancer, study shows

Broken Hip Falls

Prevention

What's keeping the U.S. from allowing better sunscreens?

Sunscreen UVA Rays

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