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Lower dose of sleeping pills possible with placebos, finds Penn study
What if you could take half as much of a drug, but still get the full benefit? Early findings from the University of Pennsylvania suggest ...
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New climate change rules for power plants come with perks for public health
For the first time, the U.S. is putting limits on how much carbon pollution power plants can spew out. It’s an effort to slow globa ...
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Eight-year-old amputee gains new hands in first surgery of its kind at CHOP
Still in bandages, but with a smile on his face, young Zion Harvey of Baltimore once again has hands. Doctors at Children’s Hospita ...
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U.S. taps Philadelphia, Camden to help close digital divide
More than 90 percent of families making more than $100,000 a year have broadband at home. More than half of families making $25,000 or le ...
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Boy who lost limbs to infection gets double-hand transplant in Philly [photos + video]
Surgeons in Philadelphia say they’ve performed a double-hand transplant on a boy believed to be the youngest patient to undergo the ...
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Finding the sweet spot: Twin study shows differences in sweet sensitivity partly genetic
Why do some people dump packet after packet of sugar into their morning coffee while others happily sip it black? According to a new stud ...
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IKEA issues repair kit for chests following deaths of two children
IKEA is warning consumers not to use 27 million of its chests and dressers without repairs after two children died from toppling furnitur ...
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Penn T cell immunotherapy shows promise for myeloma
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have had great success using reprogrammed T cells to treat leukemia. That effort is now exp ...
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Extreme heat packs humid punch in highest heat index of summer
High temperatures across New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania triggered excessive heat warnings and advisories Sunday through Monday ...
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For ulcerative colitis, Penn researchers find surgery provides survival benefit over drugs
For the more than half a million Americans living with a form of inflammatory bowel disease known as ulcerative colitis, daily life can i ...
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Gene therapy to restore sight also strengthens visual pathway in brain, Penn scientists find
A transformative treatment that allows patients with a rare form of congenital blindness to see better not only saves retinal cells from ...
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Senior issues take center stage at White House, Center City conference
It’s been a decade since the White House last hosted a confer ...
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