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St. Christopher’s nurses latest to unionize in Philly region
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Program aims to help bystanders become first reponders for Philly gunshot victims
Volunteers at Temple University Hospital are teaching first aid skills to residents who want to be ready when violence happens in the nei ...
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In its 200th year, some say the stethoscope is obsolete
Is high-tech imaging replacing rubber tubing and ear buds? Doctors used to just put an ear up to a patient’s chest and ...
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Pennsylvania drugmaker offers free dose of Narcan to all secondary schools in U.S.
A pharmaceutical company with U.S. headquarters in Delaware County, Pennsylvania is offering free anti-overdose medication to high school ...
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Risk of Zika virus causing some in Philly region to rethink travel plans
The big health threat is more than a thousand miles away in South and Central America and the Caribbean, but the Zika virus is upending p ...
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Scientists charged with attempt to steal trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline
Two scientists have been charged with conspiracy to steal trade secrets from pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. Yu Xue of Wayne ...
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East Coast poultry producers are on the hunt for bird flu
East coast poultry growers dodged the virus last year and they’re on high alert again. An outbreak of highly pathogenic av ...
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New Jersey considers allowing nurses to delegate some duties to home health aides
The Christie administration is considering a health care rule change that would allow registered nurses in New Jersey to delegate some of ...
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How young librarians are figuring out the field’s future
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As disease ebbs in West Africa, Philadelphia halts Ebola monitoring
After more than a year of intense screening efforts, the Philadelphia Health Department will stop monitoring travelers from Ebola-a ...
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