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Women who consume sugary drinks every day are at higher risk for liver cancer, study finds

Sandra Bullock's partner dies of ALS; here's what to know about the disease

More gay, bisexual men can donate blood as Red Cross implements new screening process

Red Cross Guidelines

Ransomware cyberattack disrupts hospitals and clinics in Pennsylvania, four other states

Delaware County Memorial Hospital

Nearly 9 of 10 health care workers admit to picking their noses – and they're more likely to get COVID-19, study finds

Trader Joe's issues recalls because of bugs in broccoli cheese soup and rocks found in cookies, falafel

Trader Joe's soup recall

A measles case has been reported in Montgomery County; here's what to know about the viral infection

Montgomery County measles

Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef from ShopRite stores in New Jersey, two other states

Basketball star Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest at practice; here's what to know about the condition

Health Insurance

White House pushes insurers to improve mental health care access

Children's Health

Watching too much TV as a child boosts risk of high blood pressure, obesity and other health conditions, study finds

Screen Time Health Risks

Children's stainless steel cups recalled for high levels of lead

cupkin recall

Dahlia flower holds powerful extract that helps treat and prevent diabetes

Dahlia Diabetes Treatment

How to prevent UTIs during record-high summer heat

UTI Prevention Health

Children's Health

Number of children hospitalized after ingesting marijuana has spiked in recent years, likely due to edibles

All Pa. Medicaid recipients are due for renewal, but applications have been sparse

medicaid renewals pennsylvania

As nonprofit hospitals reap big tax breaks, states scrutinize their required charity spending

Pottstown Hospital Nonprofit

Children's Health

Logan Paul's Prime energy drink is facing scrutiny – how much caffeine is safe for kids to consume?

Half of U.S. beaches, including some at the Jersey Shore, had contaminated water last year, report says

Atlantic City Contaminated Beach

Belvita recalls breakfast products due to possible peanut allergens

belVita recalls

President Biden uses a CPAP machine for sleep apnea — here's what to know about the disorder

Penn Medicine expected to use Brandywine Hospital for veterans care

Penn Medicine Coatesville VA

Philly air quality should improve Thursday night and Friday; currently 'unhealthy'

Air quality unhealthy

Penn Medicine to acquire shuttered Brandywine Hospital from Tower Health

Brandywine Hospital Sale

The DEA, after relaxing rules on telehealth prescriptions, now wants to tighten them

Another air quality alert issued in Pa. due to more smoke from Canadian wildfires

Air quality alert

To reduce maternal deaths, Pennsylvania will begin tracking pregnancy and birth complications

Maternal Morbidity Pennsylvania

Intermittent fasting can be as effective for weight loss as counting calories, study finds

Intermittent Fasting Study

Penn Medicine stops participating in U.S. News & World Report's hospital rankings

Penn Medicine

Baby Shark bath toys recalled over risks of impalement, laceration, and puncture injuries

Baby Shark Toys recall

Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can't get meds

Cancer Drug Shortage

Coalition that aims to improve diversity among Philly's doctors receives grant from IBX Foundation

Diversity Doctors Philly

Most adults should receive routine anxiety screenings, U.S. task force says

Anxiety Screenings

Migraines can be worse in the summer; here's how to combat them

Smoking, drinking habits may explain why night owls tend to die younger than morning people

Night Owls Sleep

The cancer drug shortage is getting worse, but Congressional politics may prevent governmental help

West Philly residents no longer need to boil their water, PWD says

Philly Boil Water Advisory

Some West Philly residents should boil water as PWD continues to recover from equipment failure

PWD water outage

Regular exercise may lower type 2 diabetes risk, study finds

Exercise Type 2 Diabetes

Philly's air quality improves significantly; trash collection, other city services resume

Philly Air Quality

Transition to electric vehicles could prevent thousands of deaths, illnesses in Pa. and N.J., report finds

Philly had the poorest air quality levels in the world overnight, but the 'worst is behind us,' meteorologist says

Philly Air Quality

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