Health

According to a number of studies, medical schools do a poor job of preparing future doctors to understand the LGBT population's unique needs and health risks.

Almost 90 years ago, thick clouds of dust blurred the eyes and choked the lungs of workers inside the tunnel.

Studies suggest postpartum psychosis affects about one or two women out of every thousand that give birth.

Hospitals can be bewildering places. They operate according to their own special logic, which can make them feel a bit like a well-oiled ...

A new report exposes the gaps in the current food safety system, which recently has been put under strain during the government shutdown.

The DEP denies tomorrow’s stakeholder meeting will mean further delay in setting health limits on two toxic chemicals.

More kids in Clairton have reported problems with their breathing after a fire damaged pollution controls at a U.S. Steel plant there in December.

Guests: Allison Hoffman The Trump administration had another setback in the courts ...

New Jersey officials have been hitting the road to convince medical professionals of the benefits of medical marijuana — and dispel what they say are the myths.

Want to reduce your risk of dementia in older age? Move as much as you can.

The lawsuit seeks an order requiring the state's Medicaid program to begin covering abortions, without restriction.

Gov. Phil Murphy says it’s time to do something about New Jersey’s aging water infrastructure but calls it a national problem that "requires a national solution."

Doctors are trained to remove maggots from patients, but could it be that maggots are actually there to help?

Trump's controversial proposal, if implemented, could jeopardize immigrants' legal status who sign up for government-funded programs. Some doctors are torn.

Americans now have a 1 in 96 chance of dying from an opioid overdose, according to the council's analysis of 2017 data on accidental death.