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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a personalized immune therapy that redirects T cells to seek and destroy a t ...
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Women nearing menopause — especially black women — should be prepared for many more years of hot flashes than previously expected. ...
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How rock salt melts ice, and why less is often more
The question is not, “To salt, or not to salt?” It’s is, “What kind of salt? And in what form?” Each ...
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A New Jersey judge has ruled that calling homosexuality a disease in the marketing of “gay conversion” therapy is fraudulent. ...
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ListenMedical device industry increases pressure for repealing U.S. sales tax
When legislators formulated the Affordable Care Act, a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices was added to raise revenue. But industry leader ...
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Pennsylvania switching to traditional Medicaid expansion
Just weeks after being sworn in, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has made good on his campaign pledge to end the state’s alternative Med ...
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ListenEvidence builds for effectiveness of graphic warning labels on cigarettes
Although many countries put pictures of blackened lungs or cancerous mouth sores on cigarette packaging, the U.S. has held off because it ...
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ListenPenn studies how trendy baby names and social movements take root
Why does something become popular? Sometimes there’s a clear reason, but other times it just seems to happen. New research from the ...
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ListenWith measles on the rise, physicians urge vaccination
A half century ago, the measles infected a few million Americans every year. There were hundreds of deaths. The combined MMR vacci ...
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Does rock salt really chew up your sidewalk and are de-icers worth the extra money?
Making streets and sidewalks safe for pedestrians after a storm is a top priority for cities and homeowners. M ...
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Frigid temps trigger ‘code blues’ for the homeless in suburbs and Philly
The “code blue” temperature cutoffs vary in different places — but the effort is the same: offer more beds to the homeless ...
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