Tests

Smell Tests Alzheimer's

A subtle loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease

Night owls perform better on tests than morning people, a new study says

night owls

Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom in national study of charter school performance

Pennsylvania Charter Schools Ranking

Why it's so tough to reduce unnecessary medical care

Unnecessary Medical Care

Doubts abound about new Alzheimer's blood test

Over 100,000 at-home COVID-19 tests recalled by Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health

Covid tests

New Jersey offering schools 'Test to Stay' option in effort to keep students in classrooms

New Jersey schools Test to Stay

Philly residents can get free rapid COVID-19 tests prior to Christmas

COVID rapid tests

Watch: President Biden to pledge free COVID-19 tests, hospital support to combat omicron surge

FDA authorizes first at-home rapid COVID-19 test that produces results within 30 minutes

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New Jersey provides local officials with greater regulatory powers in fight against COVID-19

New Jersey COVID-19 business

New Jersey to receive 2.6 million rapid COVID-19 tests

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15-minute COVID-19 rapid antigen tests now available in Philadelphia

A simple blood test may be able to measure your fitness level

Blood test for fitness

CVS Health continues expansion of local COVID-19 testing locations

CVS COVID-19 testing locations

Bored in quarantine? Take the 'Jeopardy!' test online

A new blood test for prostate cancer may prevent unnecessary biopsies

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Scientists are closing in on a blood test screening for Alzheimer's disease

alzheimers blood test

New test can detect cancer – in just 10 minutes

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Taste testing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer feels the same to your brain, study found

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Study suggests testing emotional intelligence during hiring

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Mandated civics test coming to Pennsylvania schools soon

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No, Pennsylvania students won't have to pass a citizenship test to graduate

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg

Rutgers students freak out over misleading alert in active shooter test

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New requirements approved for training teachers in New Jersey

Technology Cognitive Decline

Technology use may help ward off cognitive decline — not expedite it

IBX Dementia Support

To support people with dementia, IBX teams up with brain health clinic

sleepiness health risks

One-third of Americans report excessive sleepiness — and the issue deserves greater attention,...

blue ridge beef pet food recall

Blue Ridge Beef recalls pet food due to potential salmonella, listeria contamination

Fentanyl Powder Misinformation

Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response

Prostate Cancer Main Line

Prostate cancer therapy being tested at Main Line Health may 'open up the door' to new treatments...

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