Public Health

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

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

Author: Things I wish I’d known before my daughter became addicted to heroin

Study: Sugary drink consumption dropped after soda tax – by a lot

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