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Possible Measles Exposure In Philadelphia Doctor's Office, Health Department Warns Possible Measles Exposure In Philadelphia Doctor's Office, Health Department Warns
Possible Measles Exposure In Philadelphia Doctor's Office, Health Department Warns The Philadelphia Health Department is warning residents of a possible measles exposure in the city earlier this month. Anyone who was in the Jefferson Health building at 33 S. 9th St., formerly 833 Chestnut St., on Tuesday, Dec. 19 between 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., may have been exposed to the virus, the city's health department said. This location includes practices associated with Jefferson Health and other offices. People who were not in the building during those times are not in any danger of exposure at this time. "Measles is a virus that spreads very easily from person to person," the he…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Support Surges For Waitress Mourning Loss Of Bucks County Son, 22, To Rare Brain Infection Support Surges For Waitress Mourning Loss Of Bucks County Son, 22, To Rare Brain Infection
Support Surges For Waitress Mourning Loss Of Bucks County Son, 22, To Rare Brain Infection Support is surging for a waitress whose 22-year-old Bucks County son died from a rare brain infection just two months after his initial diagnosis. Jacob Kain Collings was born Feb. 22, 1998 and graduated from Bucks County Technical High School with HVAC certification in 2016, his obituary says. Collings was diagnosed with a rare brain infection just two months ago, according to a GoFundMe started to support his mother, Jennifer, and his grandmother, Annie. He died Dec. 23 after the infection spread to his spine and caused neuro-storming and pneumonia. As an organ donor, Collings’ kidneys a…

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by Valerie Musson