Temple Lung Center surgeons performed 179 lung transplants in 2025, the most ever completed in a single year at any institution in the United States. The milestone underscores the scale …
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Drexel University is rolling out a 3-year medical degree program to help address the shortage of primary care doctors
by myphillyconnection 9 viewsDrexel University College of Medicine is starting a three-year medical degree program slated to enroll its first students in 2028. The school is joining a group of more than 30 …
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As many as 1 in 5 COVID-19 deaths went uncounted during the pandemic’s first 2 years, study finds
by myphillyconnection 11 viewsThe number of people who died from COVID-19 during the first two years of the pandemic in the United States may be more than 15% higher than previously reported, a …
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Scientists used E. coli bacteria to turn plastic bottles into a Parkinson’s medication
by myphillyconnection 9 viewsBacteria and plastic waste each can pose health and environmental issues. But new research shows that when used together, they can have a positive health impact by creating a frontline …
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Many Americans are cutting back on meals and utilities to pay medical expenses, poll shows
by myphillyconnection 7 viewsAs many as 1 in 3 Americans – an estimated 82 million people – are making daily tradeoffs in order to pay their medical bills, a new survey says. Skipping …
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Bad haircuts can leave people feeling down. Here’s how to cope
by myphillyconnection 6 viewsHaircut trauma is a collective experience, it seems. Most of us have had a haircut gone awry at one point or another. Great haircuts can make us feel great. But …
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Helping parents better handle stress may reduce childhood obesity rates
by myphillyconnection 8 viewsParenting has become so stressful that two years ago the U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory that it had become a public health issue. "Something has to change," Dr. Vivek …
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A roadside emergency leads to a happy ending — and a new friendship
by myphillyconnection 7 viewsAs the clinical nurse manager at Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital's emergency department, Cindy Zimmerman essentially runs the place like Dana Evans, the charge nurse character in HBO's "The Pitt." With …
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More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Trump cuts and RFK Jr.’s anti-fluoride fight aren’t helping
by myphillyconnection 9 viewsEight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn't …
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Difficult people are more than a pain in the neck. They may make others age faster
by myphillyconnection 6 viewsYou might want to be more choosy about who you spend time with given new research suggesting that difficult people not only cause emotional stress, but also may hasten the …