Health

Saturday marks the first of two awareness days in June that honor people who live with HIV/AIDS, four decades after the first cases of AIDS were reported by the CDC.

Gov. Murphy signed a bill Friday drawing down over 100 executive orders enacted since March 2020. Bans on evictions, utility shut-offs remain.

The United States spends more on health care than any other country in the world — and that spending is going up every year. In some re ...

Trikafta costs $360,000 a year per cystic fibrosis patient, a big price the government has hesitated to approve.

Births are a high-risk, low-return part of the health business. The city’s hospitals rallied together a decade ago. Is a new challenge ahead?

A lack of diversity has persisted for years in the U.S, limiting patients' access to potentially effective new drugs and therapies.

Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that smaller sites can handle the dwindling demand for vaccines.

Of the 50,000 COVID-19 cases diagnosed since the start of the year, 99.3% of the patients were unvaccinated people.

Leaving the French Open, Osaka says she's suffered long bouts of depression since 2018. Top athletes praised her bravery and decried systems that don't give athletes support.

Biden's budget follows through on a campaign promise to overturn the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding ban on federal funding for most abortions.

The gritty strip of Northeast Boulevard is targeted for comprehensive redevelopment. The Produce Spot emerged ‘organically’ when two sisters went into business.

Starting Monday, restaurants and businesses no longer have capacity limits or physical distancing requirements.

If you have certain conditions, or are taking certain medications, parts of your immune system may function less effectively. Here’s what we know.

Marcia Fudge was selected Thursday to chair the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, which is coordinating the government's response.

The “Shots At The Shore” campaign will offer free vaccinations Saturday and Sunday at Sandy Hook, Long Branch and Asbury Park.