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A South Jersey doctor is accused of supplying more than a million doses of opioids to multiple patients over the course of three years, according to the Burlington County prosecutor’s office.

A New Jersey doctor is accused of supplying more than a million doses of opioids to multiple patients over the course of three years. NBC10’s Cydney Long has the story.

As one young patient is treated for a rare form of bone cancer, researchers across the street at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are working on a cure.

Jake Orlick, an 11-year-old boy, is fighting a courageous battle against Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Meanwhile, doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia could be on the verge of an important breakthrough. NBC10’s Erin Coleman has the story.

People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain if they get a procedure to improve blood flow rather than just giving medicines a chance to help, but it won’t cut their risk of having a heart attack or dying over the following few years, a big federally funded study found. The results challenge...

The Garden State requires student athletes to learn about opioid addiction. NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante spoke with educators and students who had the training at Sterling High School.

U.S. health officials want women getting breast implants to receive stronger warnings and more details about the possible risks and complications. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that manufacturers should add a warning highlighted by a box — the most serious type — to the information given to women considering implants. The agency is also recommending patients complete a...

Just a couple of months after Jade Devis found out she was pregnant, a protruding bump appeared on her chest. It was the beginning of an ordeal that forced the first-time mom and her developing fetus to undergo chemotherapy together after Devis was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. She did three rounds before giving birth to her son Bradley in...

Singer Sia revealed in a Twitter post on Friday that she suffers from chronic pain and a neurological disease, NBC News reports. “I just wanted to say to those of you suffering from pain, whether physical or emotional, I love you, keep going,” the “Cheap Thrills” songstress wrote in a post. Sia, whose real name is Sia Kate Isobelle Furler,...

Pain’s career is one that can be envied for its longevity, as many of the artists that he sparred with atop the music charts in the 2000s have faded into obscurity. He has consistently put out music, and he has kept his star bright by keeping his face on television. He won the inaugural “The Masked Singer” competition in February,...

Zemoria Brandon and Terri Booker sat down with NBC10’s Vai Sikahema to discuss the Walter E. Brandon Sickle Cell 5K Walk/Run fundraiser this weekend, which isnow in its 22nd year.

Former Philadelphia Eagles player Chris Long weighed in on the debate over marijuana in the NFL. In a new interview, Long called the league’s policy “stupid” and “arbitrary.” And he’s not the only athlete to discuss the topic. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk shows us how athletes are trying to change the discussion surrounding marijuana and CBD.

Quarterback Andrew Luck shocked the NFL world when he announced his retirement. An Indianapolis Colts fan shared his reaction to the news with NBC10’s Tim Furlong.

Simone Biles is looking for action more than words when it comes to the response by USA Gymnastics in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar. In an exclusive interview on TODAY Tuesday, the four-time Olympic gold medalist spoke about the organization’s reaction to her emotional comments on Aug. 7 in which she condemned...

Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who became the state’s first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, has died. After struggling for years with cancer, Blanco died Sunday in hospice care in Lafayette. She was 76. “Our hearts are broken, but we are joyful in knowing that she is rejoicing...

It was the first time Woods has pulled out in the middle of a tournament since the Dubai Desert Classic in February 2017, two months before he had a fourth surgery on his back to fuse his lower spine.

A New Britain man contracted flesh-eating bacteria and had to have his leg amputated after swimming at Hammonasset Beach State Park, according to his family.

The 92-year-old had a painful tumor on his tongue, and major surgery was his best chance. Doctors called a timeout when he said he lived alone, in a rural farmhouse, and wanted to keep doing so. “It was ultimately not clear we could get him back there” after such a big operation, said Dr. Tom Robinson, chief of surgery at...

Jake Arrieta pitched through pain Sunday and helped give the Phillies a feel-good, 4-3 win over the Nationals. After the victory, he said he believes he shares a clubhouse with the answers to the Phillies’ problems.