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Philadelphia hit by 34 percent annual increase in opioid overdose deaths

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

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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Best to skip the Afrin and other nasal sprays when you get a cold

Here's why your nose looks big in those selfies

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Study: Cleaning up vacant lots can improve a neighborhood’s health

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What’s next for ‘safe injection’ sites in Philadelphia?

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Penn study: Improvements in U.S. mortality rate offset by obesity

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Pa. GOP hopeful claims Wolf's opioid disaster declaration infringes on gun rights

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Inside a private eye's search for a teen heroin addict in Kensington

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Pennsylvania declares disaster emergency for heroin, opioid epidemic

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Kensington is worst nightmare for family of runaway daughter

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Philly creates overdose response unit to address addiction crisis in Kensington

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Pennsylvania Sheetz store installs blue lights in bathroom to ward off drug use

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In Philly, he wages war on a never-ending tide of rats

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Philly's lingering summer weather could mean higher crime rates, research suggests

Why isn't hand sanitizer more widely used?

'Welcome our new insect overlords': Flying ants spotted in swarms across Philadelphia

Tainted water has cost South Jersey town at least $5.5M over two years

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Longport residents: Rabbit poop is dangerous and making our lives miserable

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State judge halts beach dunes project in Margate

Back to court: Margate wants judge to reconsider botched beach dunes plan

Ooops! Army Corps drains one Margate beach swamp, creates another

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Margate official: Dune-building work creating 'cesspools' on beach

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Friday: Another day of summer swelter – and excessive heat warnings

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Menacing tick with risk of human meat allergy observed in Pennsylvania

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Pa. utility commissioner: Climate change may require subsidized cooling

Involuntary paralysis prevents many rape victims from resisting, study finds

A new Zika threat hovers as summer’s mosquitoes get bzzzzy

Wildwoods weighing smoking ban, big fines at Jersey Shore

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Public restrooms become ground zero in the opioid epidemic

Drexel researchers: Data management can save fire departments money on injuries

Philly violence rises with density of alcohol merchants, study finds

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$1.5M award will ease LGBTQ center's move to bigger home off South Broad

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Regulators: Pediatrician concocts vaccines with cat saliva, vodka

Penn study: 1 in 9 who enter ER with violent injuries return within two years

Does your Philly tap water smell like moldy lemons?

Rowan University tells students 'Do Not Drink' water from campus faucets

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