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MacArthur genius grant winner to establish health center in Camden

When the leader of your non-profit gets recognized as social ‘genius’ that brings national attention — and maybe some posit ...

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Annual Pa. survey finds rising rate of depression in youth

Each year, Pennsylvania asks teens and adolescents across the state about their habits and feelings, and the latest survey suggests that ...

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Philly tobacco sellers say stores worth a lot less without cigarette permits

Store owners who sell cigarettes in Philadelphia say they’ll stand together Monday and oppose planned tobacco-sales regulations for ...

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Parents, researchers fight to stamp out smoking on the big screen

Some kid movies are kicking the smoking habit. When a movie hero strikes a match and lights a cigarette, it means something. ...

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Could art class help med students become more observant, empathetic doctors?

Medical schools across the country including Harvard, Yale and Northwestern universities are mixing in literature, art, drama—even danc ...

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In advance of hearing on tougher tobacco-sales rules, Philly advocacy campaign hits bump

Philadelphia has proposed new rules for the corner stores and bodegas that sell cigarettes and other tobacco products. Philad ...

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Delaware’s kids pick up healthier habits but don’t dent obesity rate

Too many Delaware kids are overweight, and too few of their parents realize it. The director of Delaware’s division of publi ...

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4 Penn Presbyterian heart patients among those with bacterial infection

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia is the latest hospital in the state to report a cluster of unexpected infections in pati ...

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RecFest Philly gives local athletes a chance to try on sports from Paralympics

The word ‘inspirational’ is used a lot when people talk about the Paralympics. But “dominating” is the best way t ...

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Could old skulls help us understand why we have crooked teeth?

Something changed over the course of human evolution that left a lot of us with weak chins and buck-teeth. ...

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N.J. congressman helps Deborah, other rural hospitals make case for added U.S. funds

New Jersey lawmakers in Congress say they’ve come up with a bipartisan legislative fix that could mean an extra $5 million a year i ...

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Federal push to cut sepsis rates spurs changes in hospital protocols

Hospitals across the region are spending a more money on education and training about sepsis in hopes of avoiding a possible financial pe ...

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