Health

At least eight states, including some that have experienced measles outbreaks this year, want to remove personal exemptions for the measles vaccine.

Since China has stopped accepting America's plastic recyclables, one solution to dealing with the excess material has been to burn it in already-existing trash incinerators.

Rising temperatures and longer mosquito season create a ‘perfect storm’ for virus transmission.

A handful of physicians are using the show to teach medical students how to diagnose disease.

The Department of Education was invited to be part of the roundtable event but declined.

It can be hard for some ER patients to fill prescriptions, so a new Temple program sends them home with medicine, to keep them from coming back.

Cancer patients are 2.65 times more likely to file for bankruptcy than those without cancer, and bankruptcy puts them at a higher risk for early death.

The CDC will test residents around the New Castle Air National Guard Base who may have been exposed to PFAS, a group of chemicals that that may increase the risk of cancer.

The Trump administration’s new rules would place further restrictions on how organizations in receipt of Title X money could operate.

Spark Therapeutics says being acquired by Roche will help it expand its gene therapy treatments while staying in Philadelphia.

A new study shows that health-related searches spike in the week before a hospital visit — and how analyzing that data could improve patient care.

Many parents of kids with life-threatening food allergies live with fear, Epi-Pen in hand. Some are trying oral immunotherapy, a treatment which can build tolerance to foods.

With almost 10,000 stores across the country, CVS says it is already where consumers are. The company is transforming some of its stores and clinics into hubs for more care.

The increase likely stems from an uptick in reporting of abuse in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky and Roman Catholic clergy child sexual abuse scandals.

New research on solitary confinement could bridge the mind-body gap when it comes to cruel and unusual punishment.