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Racial Disparities Uterine Cancer

Black women wait longer for uterine cancer tests and diagnoses, study finds

Booster shots can prevent a winter COVID-19 surge – if people get them

Pennsylvania children born near fracking sites may be at higher risk of leukemia, study finds

Penn among 16 colleges sued for alleged financial-aid collusion

Penn Antitrust Lawsuit

One way to increase HPV vaccinations? Let adolescents decide for themselves, study suggests

New CDC coronavirus testing guidelines draw sharp criticism from health experts

CDC changes COVID-19 testing guidelines

Swab, spit, stay home? College COVID-19 testing plans are all over the map

Colleges COVID-19 Testing

Saliva-based COVID-19 test trialed by NBA players gains FDA authorization

Children's Health

Bullying a common precursor before LGBTQ youth suicides, Yale study finds

LGBTQ youth bullying

Like secondhand smoke, scientists find 'thirdhand' smoke also may pose health risks to non-smokers

Thirdhand Smoke Chemical Effects

Penn, Yale researchers looking at opioid use disorder under a different light

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Take Yale University's 'Science of Well-Being' class for free online

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For pregnant women with anxiety or depression, what are the risks to medicating?

Higher Education

Yale dean with local ties placed on leave for insensitive Yelp reviews

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Higher Education

N.J. teen gets accepted into all eight Ivy League schools

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Some Yale students not cool with Ben Franklin's name on residential college

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Being #BlackOnCampus isn't about demanding white guilt

Crime and Courts

Connecticut police probe apparent stabbing, suicide near Yale

Vigorous exercise appetite

Why high-intensity workouts may make people feel less hungry

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How to enroll in an Independence Blue Cross health insurance plan

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Teens who get surgery for obesity retain weight-loss reductions 10 years later

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Standing for long periods can be bad for your health – just like sitting, study finds

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