Health

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.

Lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are more than twice as likely as their non-identifying peers to experience a mental-health condition.

The WHO notified lawmakers that it will discontinue two publications on prescribing opioids in response to allegations that the pharmaceutical industry influenced the reports.

New Jersey officials distributed 20,000 free naloxone packs to pharmacies, and said Tuesday’s event was a pilot program that could be expanded in the future.