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It wasn't until 2016 that the CDC issued guidelines for prescribing opioids, telling doctors to start with low dosages and increase slowly.

The news came as a welcome change to officials and advocates trying to expand the state’s medical cannabis program and find innovative ways to battle the opioid crisis.

Tammy Murphy said she and Gov. Phil Murphy's Cabinet are launching a campaign to help drive down the number of women who die during or soon after pregnancy.

Thousands of coal miners are dying from an advanced form of black lung disease, and federal regulators could have prevented it if they had paid closer attention to their data.

We now know that MS is not infectious in the true sense of the word. It is not contagious in the way, say, the flu is. But infection does likely play a role in MS.

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.