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Huge wellness village coming to South Jersey.

$690 Million 'Wellness Village,' Research Center Coming To South Jersey Health care and other services will be available across multiple buildings.

And now addicts are dying due to a scarcity of fentanyl according to this report:

A 'fentanyl drought' may be a bigger factor in overdose deaths falling than increased prevention efforts 'Supply shock' resulting from a crackdown on China's distribution of fentanyl and chemicals needed to make it means less of the deadly synthetic opioid on the streets, a new report suggests.

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Eli Lilly plans a $3.5 billion Lehigh Valley pharma campus for new weight-loss drugs The planned factory in Upper Macungie Township gives Pennsylvania a big win in the race to attract some of the billions in spending by Big Pharma to boost U.S. manufacturing.

New leader at Inspira, a S. Jersey hospital system.

Mullica Hill-based Inspira Health has selected a new president Warren E. Moore is to take a new leadership role while Amy Mansue, Inspira Health's former president, is to continue as the hospital system's CEO.

Crozer sale may reopen hospital, but not soon.

The new owner of Crozer-Chester Medical Center wants to restore hospital and emergency services Chariot Equities completed its $10 million purchase of the hospital Wednesday and is aiming have an agreement with a health system to restore services within six months.

Late-day post in the INQ:

CHOP, Nemours targeted by Trump administration over transgender care The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington are the children's hospitals under scrutiny for treating transgender youth.

Recent measles exposure at Philly transit hubs.

Possible measles exposures took place at Philly airport, Amtrak's 30th Street station, health officials say Vaccination is highly effective at preventing infection, but immunization rates have been falling in the United States since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flu still spreading in our region.

Flu activity spikes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware as new variant threatens a longer season A new flu variant, subclade K, is driving an uptick in cases across the U.S. and prolonging influenza seasons in other parts of the world.From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, …

Rabid racoon in Galloway, NJ.

Raccoon found in Galloway confirmed to have rabies The confirmation brought the total Atlantic County rabies cases to four for 2025.

Health care changes across Southern NJ coming:

South Jersey health care underwent some of these major shakeups in '25 Hospital expansion projects with a total price tag of nearly $3 billion are planned across South Jersey.