Temple University Hospital

Horseshoe Kidney Surgery

After being diagnosed with cancer in his horseshoe kidney, this Arkansas man sought surgery at Temple Health

A Bucks County teen received a kidney from a young New York woman. On Friday, they met for the first time

Kidney Transplant Temple

Temple Health's new cancer clinic streamlines treatment for people from underserved communities

Temple Cancer Clinic

Man stabbed hospital worker with needle at Temple's Episcopal campus, police say

Temple Hospital Stabbing

After seeing a high-speed, 3-car crash in Vermont, a Temple Hospital resident rushed to aid the people injured

Kiley Nygren Temple

Temple Hospital revamps Episcopal Campus to better serve people with substance use, mental health disorders

Temple Episcopal Campus

22-year-old man killed in shooting in Kensington; 2 others wounded

Kensington shooting police

A Temple Hospital worker needed a kidney transplant. When the call finally came, his colleague performed it

Temple kidney transplant

Temple University employee stabbed near campus, police say

Temple University stabbing

Three people injured after 40 shots fired outside Temple University Hospital, police say

Temple Hospital shooting

Temple University Hospital employees agree to a new contract, avoiding potential strike

Three people shot near Kensington elementary school playground overnight, police say

Kensington Elementary Shooting

Four teens injured in North Philadelphia birthday party shooting, police say

Birthday Party Shooting

Penn Medicine hospitals named among nation's best for 16th straight year by U.S. News & World Report

HUP Hospital Rankings

Philadelphia Orchestra music healing program expands to more than 70 U.S. hospitals

Philadelphia Orchestra hospitals program

Woman arrested for taking joyride in Temple police car with loaded AR-15 inside

Stolen Temple University Police Car

Temple University Health System invests $5 million in nurse staffing as employment vacancies rise

Temple Health System Nurses

Temple Hospital named Pennsylvania's most racially inclusive hospital, one of the top in the nation

Temple University Hospital

Temple patient 'counting his blessings' after near-fatal COVID-19 battle ends with lung transplant

Temple COVID-19 transplant

Philly's COVID-19 restrictions linked to city's alarming rise in gun violence, Temple study finds

Gun-Violence-COVID-19

Two suspects arrested in fatal shooting of 25-year-old Brewerytown man

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Breast cancer treatment advancements, early detection are saving lives

Philly breast cancer doctors

Temple University Hospital now recruiting for COVID-19 vaccine trial

Temple COVID-19 Vaccine

Temple treats first U.S. patients in COVID-19 immunotherapy clinical trial

Temple COVID-19 Immunotherapy

Temple researchers investigating gimsilumab as possible COVID-19 treatment

Gimsilumab clinical trial

Pink donates $500,000 to Temple University Hospital Emergency Fund to help combat coronavirus

Penn Medicine restricts visitation, plans rescheduling of outpatient visits because of coronavirus

Penn Medicine Coronavirus visitation

What is a pandemic – and will the coronavirus outbreak become one? Health experts weigh in

Alternative Medicine

Temple, other Philly-area health care facilities earn LGBTQ-friendly distinction

lgbtq friendly health care philly

Regional academic health organizations win bid for Hahnemann residency program

Carroll - Hahnemann University Hospital

PHOTOS: Boyz II Men at Acres of Diamonds Gala

Dillon - Diamond Gala

Temple Hospital first in nation to implant new valve into lungs of emphysema patient

Temple Lung Center Emphysema Procedure

Mumps outbreak spreads to Drexel University, Abington Senior High School

Drexel University

Temple University Hospital just installed a breastfeeding pod

temple mamava pod

Teen arrested, charged after newborn is found in North Philly dumpster

Police lights arrests crime

Telemedicine offers new health care possibilities – but payment challenges abound

Carroll - Telemedicine in schools

At least 91 people voted from Philadelphia hospitals on Election Day

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Philadelphia police officer shot in Kensington

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Temple Health to host international COPD conference next week

Carroll - Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

With $1 million grant, Temple expands clinic for medication-based opioid addiction treatment

Temple University North Philadelphia _ Carroll

Temple Hospital recognized for treatment of incurable disease

Stock_Carroll - Temple University

Temple physician has a (surprising) habit

Carroll - The Doc is Out Edathil

Why isn't hand sanitizer more widely used?

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