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Illness

Heart issue the strongest predictor of COVID-19 deaths

Right ventricle enlargement and COVID-19

Prevention

New injectable HIV drug may offer stronger protection than PrEP pills

New Injectable HIV Drug

Prevention

Cats can infect other cats with COVID-19 – but do they pose a risk to humans?

Cats humans COVID-19

Mental Health

Addressing sex bias in some diseases may improve treatment, doctors hope

Sex bias in disease

Prevention

What needs to go right to get a coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months

Wellness

Millennial doctors in training aren't more likely to burn out, despite perception

Generational differences in doctors

Children's Health

Millions of American children may have a little known visual-spatial learning disorder, medical experts say

non-verbal learning disorders

Adult Health

Two antiviral drugs fail to meet hopes as COVID-19 treatments

Lopinavir not effective against COVID-19

Adult Health

Obesity a strong predictor of severe COVID-19 cases among younger adults

Adult Health

A 'motivational' talk with your doctor may reduce your risk of heart disease

Motivational Interviewing by doctors

Adult Health

Penn Medicine is looking for COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma

Penn plasma trial

Illness

COVID-19 treatments are urgently needed, but clinical trials take time – by design

Health News

Sewage could be used to track the spread of the coronavirus to new communities

Illness

Nitric oxide – a gas that led to Viagra – could emerge as COVID-19 treatment

Opioids

Obesity increases likelihood of long-term prescription opioid use, researchers find

Obesity linked to long-term opioid prescriptions, according to Boston University researchers

Illness

Penn microbiologist explains why some coronaviruses are more deadly than others

Children's Health

Infants may have higher risk of coronavirus complications than older children, studies show

Infants may have higher risk of COVID-19 complications than older children

Volunteering

Volunteering in impoverished areas does not build caregiver empathy, Jefferson study finds

Past experience with poverty is not enough to build caregiver empathy

Adult Health

Air pollution increases the chance of going blind, study finds

High pollution levels in cities linked to rise in glaucoma

Adult Health

Caffeine won't turn you into Hemingway – but it can boost your problem-solving skills

Caffeine won't turn you into Hemingway -- but it can boost problem-solving

Mental Health

Transcendental meditation soothes anxiety by changing connections in the brain

Meditation anxiety stress

Addiction

More stringent regulations are reducing tobacco retailers in Philly, study finds

Tobacco retailers Philly

Parenting

To help infants avoid asthma, go easy on the cleaning – at least for a bit

Chemicals in cleaning products could trigger asthma

Women's Health

Struggling to eliminate the sweets? Try getting some more sleep

Poor sleep leads to overeating

Senior Health

Golfing may help older adults live longer, study finds

Wellness

The 'secondhand smoke' you're breathing may have come from another state

Air Pollution Secondhand Smoke

Women's Health

Cervical cancer could be eliminated in the U.S. within 20 years, Harvard researchers say

Cervical cancer elimination

Mental Health

More teens are coming out as LGBTQ, but suicide attempts remain high

LGBTQ Teens Attempted Suicide

Adult Health

The sound your alarm uses to wake you up affects how groggy you feel, study says

Alarm tone increase energy

Men's Health

For advanced prostate cancer patients, statins offer hope of a longer life

Statins reduce mortality in prostate cancer patients

Senior Health

Brokenhearted over the death of a loved one? These heart medications could save your life, scientists say

Grief Broken Heart Health

Women's Health

Virtual reality offers women a new pain relief option during childbirth

VR in childbirth

Litter

Philadelphia spends $48 million annually trying to stop, clean up litter, reports says

Philadelphia Littering

Parenting

Here's how long your baby should be sleeping at night – and when to become alarmed

Baby sleep patterns normal

Sponsored

Attend the 2020 Young Investigator Draft at Lincoln Financial Field

Limited - Uplifting Athletes Young Investigator Draft

Women's Health

Some women who have C-sections are at higher risk for postpartum depression, researchers say

Postpartum depression after cesarean delivery

Prevention

IBS sufferers may find relief from symptoms by taking algae supplement, new study says

Algae gut health IBS

Addiction

Quit smoking at least 4 weeks before surgery, WHO advises

Quit smoking before surgery

Adult Health

Here's why stress turns your hair gray

Women's Health

New medication may be an alternative to surgery for some women with fibroids

Spotted lanternfly

Report: Spotted lanterfly infestation costs Pennsylvania $50 million a year

Spotted lanternfly costs Pennsylvania

Health News

Since the Industrial Revolution, 'normal' body temperature has changed

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