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African-Americans are three times more likely to die from asthma as whites.

Researchers hope treatment can help endangered bats hang on in the face of white-nose syndrome

Standing ready to fight measles like an enemy is the best defense, health care experts say. Here’s how one hospital and school district have prepared.

Polls for the 2019 primary election open at 7 a.m. in the Philadelphia region as residents gear up to vote on a number of key offices and ballot amendments.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has declared an outbreak of hepatitis A, with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh the hardest-hit regions. 

An environmental group asked a Pa. appeals court to order the Department of Environmental Protection to complete its review of a petition to set a health limit for PFAS.

PennDOT will close off several lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) and a busy on-ramp in Center City on May 20.

The measures are moving ahead despite lawmakers’ failure to pass a bill legalizing marijuana for adult recreational use.

Ivy Barsky, head of the NMAJH since 2012, is stepping down. The museum has not performed as expected in its building on Independence Mall.

Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey has reintroduced the Thin Blue Line Act. Some say it will bring justice for slain cops. Others think it’s an empty political gesture.

Philadelphia progressive organizations are mounting a field effort they expect to compete with the Democratic ward organization in Tuesday’s primary election.

It’s been 18 months since New Jersey voters approved $125 million to upgrade municipal and county libraries, but officials are still teasing out the regulations.

New research from the University of Pennsylvania shows that denser cities and towns can save lives.

As I speak to young black voters about Tuesday’s primary elections, I am struck both by their cynicism and their hope.

Around the country, the EPA under Trump is delegating a range of environmental enforcement to states, saying local officials know best how to deal with local problems.