Urgent Care

Urgent Care Emergency Deparment

How to choose between urgent care and the emergency department

Fake nurse pleads guilty to sexually assaulting women at urgent care clinics in Montgomery County

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New mental health walk-in clinics in Philly and Montgomery County aim to reduce demands on hospitals

Mental Health Walk-in Clinic

For younger generations, urgent care and telemedicine often trump primary care

Gen Z millennials health

Here's how to know whether telemedicine is right for you

Children's Health

CHOP to open pediatric urgent care center in Bryn Mawr

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Children's Health

CHOP announces plans for new specialty center in Abington

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Citing convenience, millennials opting for urgent care over primary care

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Urgent care sites cater to cancer patients, letting them check some worries at door

Urgent care takes root in N.J.

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Deer Ticks

Emergency room visits for tick bites hit highest level in a decade

Temple Medical School

Temple medical school to open branch campus in Atlantic City

Suicide 988 Lifeline

Suicide deaths among young people fell after 988 lifeline debuted

IBX Nurse Award

Know a nurse that exceeds expectations? IBX seeks nominations for its Sunshine Award

Medical Marijuana Reclassified

Medical marijuana reclassified by Trump administration as a less dangerous drug

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Condom maker to increase prices by 30% due to Iran war supply issues

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