Health

A new study of Delaware overdose deaths in 2018 found 52% of people who died had visited the emergency room within three months of their death.

The state of Delaware is working with reproductive-health nonprofit Upstream USA to increase access to all kinds of birth control, including longer-term methods.

After failing to legalize marijuana this year, New Jersey is now aggressively expanding its medical marijuana program.

This week: what open primaries would mean for elections in Pa, what the closure of Hahnemann Hospital says about Philly healthcare, and why every year is a bad tick year.

A dozen wells in Sellersville, Bucks County, are tainted with the toxic chemicals. Homeowners are getting water deliveries while the DEP finds a solution.

Technology overuse ranked as the No. 1 fear of parents of teenagers in a national survey last year.

Income inequality has grown over the last several decades in the U.S. And as the gap between rich and poor yawns, so does the gap in their health, according to a new study

The Center City hospital’s chief medical officer said: “We felt this move is in the best interest of patient safety.”

Despite orders from the Pennsylvania Health Department not to close yet, Hahnemann staff say hospital leadership is scaling back operations.

An air quality alert is in effect Thursday at the Jersey Shore for ground level ozone, according to the National Weather Service.

The owner of Hahnemann University Hospital has announced it will close in September because of what the company calls "continuing, unsustainable financial losses."

Philadelphia, state and federal officials gathered Tuesday to assure city residents Friday’s explosion and fire did not result in any public health threat.

Six months in, opponents say a smoking ban at Philadelphia inpatient addiction treatment centers is a barrier to getting started for some. Others leave early.

TV and movies represent everything that’s wrong about physical education. Some teachers are working to change that.

In low-income countries, "test and treat" is not the typical approach to prevention. There has been no research to support it.