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New Jersey slimmer than Delaware and Pennsylvania

New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, just got a new obesity report card from the government. A person with a body mass index (BM ...

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Fear, cost keep undocumented immigrants from health care

Immigration-reformers question benefits for U.S.-citizen children of undocumented immigrants. Alex ...

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Hospital prepares for influx of injured visitors, hundreds of stranded staffers

Hospitals across Philadelphia may have up to 66,000 patient interactions in the days before and during the two days Pope Francis will be ...

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Biking behind bars; female inmates pedal for their health

The gym at Riverside Correctional Facility is through the metal detector, two heavy doors and down the hall. There’s a ...

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Federal money will expand HIV education resources to gay and bisexual men of color

Philadelphia is getting $1.7 million to expand its HIV prevention work. The federal grant is earmarked for education and care prog ...

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Delaware Vapor assistant manager Emily Skelton, 20, says she started smoking combustible cigarettes at age 12. Now she's been vaping for a year. (Taunya English/WHYY)

Delaware law restricting vaping takes hold

Beginning in October, vapers in Delaware won’t be allowed to fire up their electronic cigarettes inside public spaces such as shopp ...

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At a recent Latinas in Motion event, women and girls encourage others -- and one another -- to become active. (Momentos by Luz Photography)

As childhood obesity rate dips in Philly, city health teams refocus efforts

Obesity among school-age children in Philadelphia is common — and higher than national averages — but a new ...

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Why some pediatricians are replacing lollipops with hugs and praise

Can candy be good medicine at the doctor’s office? When a child visits the pediatrician these days, she often comes home wit ...

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Protecting baby teeth to pre-empt costly dental fixes later in life

For kids who don’t get to the dentist twice a year as recommended, the pediatrician’s office may be a good place to nudge fam ...

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Can we break our slouching habit by reclaiming our ‘primal posture’?

Our lab rat thinks the Gokhale “back” story stretches credibility. Hoping for relief from aching backs, tight sh ...

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NJ begins looking into a later start for school day

New Jersey’s Department of Education is set to explore some of the benefits and potential negatives of starting the school day late ...

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Philly leads nation on HPV vaccination

Last week federal health officials said too few teenagers are protected against the human papillomavirus. But it turns out that Philadelp ...

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