Health

Almost as soon as the e-cigarette maker Juul launched in the Philippines this past June, Maria Encarnita Limpin started noticing the product in shops all over the capital Mani

The obesity rate for those in the 10 to 17 age group elsewhere in the country goes from 8.7% in Utah to 25.4% in Mississippi.

A decision in the latest court case to threaten the future of the Affordable Care Act could come as soon as this month.

Anyone who visited certain terminals at the Philadelphia International Airport on Oct. 2 and 3 may have been exposed to measles, state health officials warned Friday.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has given Bucks County $1.5 million to help remediate lead hazards across the county.

The families of several people diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in one Pa. county told state health officials to update their data at a public meeting Monday night.

Hundreds got their flu vaccine at a mobile clinic in Dover but the clinic had another purpose: preparing the state for a bigger health emergency like an anthrax attack.

It's hard for doctors to do a thorough eye exam on infants. They tend to wiggle around — the babies, that is, not the doctors.

Whether it's gluten-free, dairy-free, raw food, or all-organic, many people these days are committed to so-called "clean eating."

Analysis of state data finds that lead service lines are potentially harmful to more than 5 million area residents.

The Pennsylvania Health Department says one person in the state has died from lung injuries associated with vaping.

As part of its meter upgrade initiative, the Philadelphia Water Department will look for lead service lines inside homes and log the ones it finds.