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New Jersey’s rural areas have the highest suicide rates in the state, according to the latest numbers from the state health departm ...

The Governor and legislative leaders are still negotiating on his plan to cover Pennsylvania’s uninsured – but the clock is r ...

Governor Ed Rendell has selected a replacement to head the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Governor Ed Rendell has selected a r ...

an hour-long documentary on Childhood Obesity; its causes, effects, and possible solutions. September 29th, 2008 12 noon – 1pm on W ...

As details emerge about Daniel Giddings, the man who killed Philadelphia police officer Patrick McDonald, city officials, police, and cri ...

A new documentary film released in Philadelphia today is critical of bottled water industry. It premieres as the city and some local res ...

Doctors in private practice sometimes consider changing the way they do business. Here’s Frank Devlin of the PhiladelphiaBusinessJ ...

Healthcare reform groups are calling for help for people struggling to keep their insurance. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald has the details. ...

Pennsylvania has launched a pilot program to identify young offenders who are emotionally unstable and at risk for violence. From WHYY ...

Pennsylvania will take center stage next week among coal researchers — as leaders in coal technology from around the globe gather f ...

The second report this month on hospital performance in Pennsylvania shows the death rate of patients is going down across the state. The ...

For more than a decade mental health advocates have pushed the federal government to guarantee equal health insurance coverage for people ...