Public Health
Christie campaign revamp to boost outreach, access to addiction treatment
Murphy administration invests in once-controversial Reach NJ program, but steers clear of Christie-like TV commercials.
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Kenney urges delay on Safehouse injection site, tells planners to look at other locations
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney urges nonprofit planning supervised injection site to explore other locations in response to pushback from Kensington residents.
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Wolf’s PFAS Action Team gives update on water-testing plans to frustrated Pa. residents
Water sources will be tested for PFAS contamination, and sampling will begin of urine, dust, and water from residents whose blood was already tested.
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Citing religious freedom, supporters sue to open supervised injection site in Philadelphia
Supervised injection sites operate in Canada, Europe and Australia, but one has never officially opened its doors in the United States.
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Cut melon linked to U.S. salmonella outbreak recalled
An Indianapolis-based company has issued a recall for melon products sold in 16 states after being linked to a salmonella outbreak.
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DEP to begin statewide sampling for six PFAS chemicals
The year-long program will focus on sources of likely contamination including military bases and airports.
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Delaware lawmakers raise age to buy tobacco products to 21
Tobacco product sellers are targeted in efforts to reduce chronic health conditions under Delaware vote to raises purchase age to 21. Gov. Carney will sign measure into law.
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Listen 1:29Temple had no new cases of mumps Monday, for first time since outbreak began
About five to 10 reported cases of the disease continue to come in daily, but that number is slowly decreasing.
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1st living HIV-positive organ donor wants to lift ‘the shroud of HIV related stigma’
Last month, surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital made a medical breakthrough when they transplanted a kidney from Nina Martinez, who has HIV, to an HIV-positive person.
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Drink Philly Tap wants you to drink the city’s wooder
Forty percent of Philadelphians — many of them with lower incomes — drink bottled water at home, so a coalition is promoting tap water to residents.
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Smoking pot vs. tobacco: What science says about lighting up
As more states legalize marijuana, some researchers worry about what that might mean for one of the country's biggest public health successes: curbing cigarette smoking.
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Potential hepatitis A exposure from South Philly Acme employee, Health Department warns
A worker at the supermarket on East Passyunk Avenue has the hepatitis A virus. The city’s is advising some recent customers to get the vaccine.
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N.J. DEP: Getting lead out of water pipes could cost $2.3 billion
Some 350,000 supply lines bringing drinking water to New Jersey residents are thought to have lead components.
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State Sen. Williams makes supervised injection site issue in Philly mayor’s race
At a contentious forum, Democratic state Sen. Anthony Williams said he's against opening a place where people could use drugs under medical supervision.
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