Health

What matters to a child’s health? Sure, some things are embedded in our genetics. But from the moment we’re born, there are a million ...

The New Jersey Assembly passed a measure late last week removing the religious exemption as a reason parents can refrain from having their children vaccinated.

Like many cities, when schools closed for the day, usually schoolyards did too. But when the school district upgraded its playgrounds, it kept them open longer.

If you pick up what is often called the "bible of psychiatry," you'll find that the list of core symptoms for major depression doesn't include anger.

The 63-year-old refinery near Delaware City, Delaware has had fatal accidents blamed on negligence and pollution fines. Sunday’s fire in the crude oil unit was the latest.

Philadelphia has cleared the Emerald Street encampment, but many in the grip of addiction remain on the street.

Today there is a vaccine for this extremely contagious disease. But certain groups of parents opt not to vaccinate their children and that has led to outbreaks abroad.

Segregation in housing and education has had reverberations on health care and health outcomes for African-Americans. In this episode, we ...

The 7 Day Pledge links hospitalized Medicaid patients with primary-care doctors, reducing the number of patients who end up back in the hospital unnecessarily.

There are 140 people on those wait lists to get into state facilities, Department of Human Services said in an email.

Philadelphia officials say they will provide housing to all homeless drug users cleared from a camp in Kensington Thursday. But most shelters are already full.

Consumer Reports tested 45 fruit juices and found that 21 of them had "concerning levels" of cadmium, arsenic and/or lead.

If feds are withdrawing from PFAS rules, states will have to redouble efforts to protect public health, advocates say.

It's almost like a reflex — hard-wired in the brain. When something unjust or unfair happens to you, "your blood pressure often goes up.

A new study shows that for a quarter of Americans, eating at work adds as much as 1,300 calories per week — most of them empty.