Public Health

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Teen's science experiment uncovers roundworm contamination at Montgomery County parks

Why did the flu kill 80,000 Americans last year?

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About 1.9 million vapers in the United States – and numbers growing

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City announces plan to clear Frankford Avenue, Emerald Street drug encampments

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A polio-like virus is popping up in the U.S., with cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey

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Mayor: 'Yes, there are rats in Longport'

Rats in Longport

Are rats taking over Longport? Some locals fear it's true

Rats in Longport

Appeals court rules Bux-Mont families can resume fight to compel Navy to pay for medical monitoring

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In 1918, Philadelphia was in 'the grippe' of misery and suffering

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Governor's action on PFAS is vital first step, but many questions remain

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Stop recycling takeout containers, Philadelphia – but go ahead and leave caps on water bottles

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Death count debates overshadow the real story: Hurricane Maria was partly a human-made disaster

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This Harvard professor calls that coconut oil you've been obsessively using 'pure poison'

New Jersey drug overdose deaths jump 21 percent, nation reaches new high

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Facebook and Instagram want to help break your social media addiction

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Invasive longhorned tick species confirmed in Pennsylvania

Longhorned Tick

The first 2018 case of West Nile Virus in Pennsylvania has been reported

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Naloxone remains controversial to some, but here's why it shouldn't be

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Who's avoiding sex, and why

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Pew: Philadelphia has highest rate of disability among large U.S. cities

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To improve digital well-being, put your phone down and talk to people

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How the EPA and the Pentagon downplayed a growing toxic threat

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Dangerous Portuguese-men-of-war washing up on Jersey beaches

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Under pressure, California lawmakers ban soda taxes for 12 years

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Wolf, Philly officials pledge $15.6 million to remove lead, mold, asbestos at schools

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Turkey Hill testing bathroom blue lights to deter heroin use at Pennsylvania stores

Turkey Hill Minit Markets

Camden County to spray for mosquitoes in eight towns this week

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Those small, venomous clinging jellyfish have returned to the New Jersey coast

Clinging jellyfish

Philly has announced the 2018 public pool opening dates

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A farm just opened in front of City Hall for the summer

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These Jersey Shore beaches tested too high for feces-related bacteria

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Bubble pop? Brownie batter? Vapes’ added flavors fuel e-cig debate

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If a parent doesn't get treatment for depressed child, is that abuse?

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Juul: Why a trendy e-cig is causing a social – and public health – commotion

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City reveals outcome of pilot program at Kensington heroin encampments

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Pennsylvania first state to OK medical marijuana to treat patients addicted to opioids

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CDC: E. coli outbreak from romaine lettuce continues to spread

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Pennsylvania establishes review committee on rising maternal mortality rate

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Philadelphia hit by 34 percent annual increase in opioid overdose deaths

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In a Puerto Rican mountain town, hope ebbs and health suffers

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Drexel study shows at least one benefit of the Philadelphia soda tax

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New Jersey lawmaker seeks ban on tackle football for kids under 12

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‘Nightmare bacteria’ stalk U.S. hospitals

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We tested City Hall for lead exposure – and this is what we found

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Safe Injection Sites

State rep: proposed safe injection sites in Philly are 'dangerous'

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The Juul’s so cool, kids smoke it in school

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Are there risks from secondhand marijuana smoke? Early science says yes

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