Public Health

HIV 2018 Philly

Philly health department reports annual decrease in HIV diagnoses

Benjamin Franklin High School, Science Leadership Academy closed after asbestos detected in building

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Tobacco sales to minors in Philly skyrocketed in 2018, health department says

Cigarettes Philly minors

Hepatitis A races across the country

CNET report details guest's bed bug problem at Philly Airbnb

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Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery fire 'may have' released hydrofluoric acid, per report

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery shot

Pennsylvania woman caught urinating on produce in Walmart

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Philadelphia declares public health emergency over Hepatitis A outbreak

Philly health department: Video of mice at South Philly restaurant is 'completely unverifiable'

Popeye's Broad Snyder

Hubble's $1 contact lenses result in consumer health complaints

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West Nile virus shows up in Allentown

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Children's Health

Philly rolls out 'I Call the Snacks' campaign targeting sugary foods

Call The Snacks Philly

Screening, early detection driving decline in Delaware cancer deaths

Latest water tests at Wildwood beaches find fecal bacterial levels back within safe range for swimmers

Carroll - Wildwood Beach Lifeguards

Climate change deemed huge public health threat by dozens of medical organizations

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To combat teen vaping, Nebraska school district testing students for nicotine

Juul initiates research into the public health effects of e-cigarette use

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Inspectors find 'egregious' conditions at Essex County ICE facility

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Point Breeze athletic field closed for elevated lead levels in soil

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Spider-like, clinging jellyfish with intense stings spotted again at Jersey Shore just before Memorial Day weekend

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Philly among hardest hit in statewide hepatitis A outbreak

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Philadelphia reports 8% drop in drug overdose deaths in 2018

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3 moral reasons why parents need to get their children vaccinated against measles

Measles

Pennsylvania to set maximum PFAS level in drinking water after EPA takes a pass

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The Philadelphia soda tax, while regressive, saves lives of those most at risk

Carroll - Soda and sugary drinks

Popular weed killer’s alleged link to cancer spreads concern

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FDA warns public that seizures are a potential side effect of vaping, launches investigation

A Green New Deal for Philadelphia

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Already more U.S. measles cases this year than all of 2018

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PFAS Action Team meeting to provide updates on sampling plan, hear public comment

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No debate: Vaccines are the key to public health

Disney parks to ban smoking, vaping beginning May 1

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3 Philadelphia dental offices closed due to unsanitary practices, possible infection

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Children's Health

Does it make sense to delay children’s vaccines?

West Chester University student gets mumps after visiting Temple campus

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Pennsylvania is keeping an eye on ticks with statewide collection survey

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Saying another flu pandemic inevitable, WHO launches global strategy

Sex Trafficking

Sex trafficking in the United States: 4 questions answered

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EPA's plan to regulate chemical contaminants in drinking water is a drop in the bucket

Well-meaning legislation will worsen affordable housing shortage in Philadelphia

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Paid family leave is an investment in public health, not a handout

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Two crises in one: As drug use rises, so does syphilis

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Measles outbreak sends vaccine demand soaring, even among the hesitant

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IBX ambulatory surgery partnership

Penn Medicine, Independence Blue Cross, and Regent Surgical launch ambulatory surgery partnership

Flu shot 2026

Flu season is near – here's a guide to available vaccines

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