Health

Opposition is expected, but proponents see an effective antidote to the ‘staggering’ toll taken by illegal use of narcotics.

For doctors and patients of color, navigating a healthcare system which favors white people can be challenging and, sometimes, dangerous.

A study finds the percentage of U.S. teens and young adults reporting mental distress, depression and suicidal thoughts and actions has risen significantly in 10 years.

A look at the tough choice fertility patients face — and what that’s meant for thousands upon thousands of unused embryos.

New Jersey's medical marijuana program has seen a 150 percent increase in the number of patients participating since Gov. Phil Murphy took office, the Democrat said Thursday.

Leah Still is nearing four years in remission and her father has become an author, motivational speaker, and an inspiration.

Lawmakers consider expanding end-of-life options, but not for people with Alzheimer’s disease.

Drugmakers add inactive ingredients to stabilize medications and sometimes to help the body absorb active ingredients. But the inactive constituents can cause side effects.

The Allegheny County Health Department revised an order against U.S. Steel that required it to significantly curb emissions from three of its Pittsburgh-area facilities.

First responders in Pennsylvania have been reporting a recurring problem when reviving overdose victims. Often, they're helping the same people, over and over.

Most with substance-use disorder begin using opioids as teenagers, so a Pennsylvania campaign aims to get young people to stop and think before taking pills.

Improved battlefield medical care in the Middle East means more troops have survived with traumatic brain injury. Researchers are trying to understand the long-term effects.

Researchers have found that the global gag rule has actually made women in sub-Saharan Africa twice as likely to have an abortion.

The Last Stop is a recovery house that offers free rehabilitation services for those suffering from addition. But it's run into conflicts with the city. Can it survive?

Between 2009 and 2017 the wholesale price of a single vial of Humalog, the Eli Lilly and Company-manufactured insulin Gilmer uses, nearly tripled.