Health

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.

In Texas, researchers studying the issue say it's a major reason why more children are going without health insurance.

What we eat – and how our food is produced – is becoming increasingly politicized.

The percentage of outpatient medical visits that led to a benzodiazepine prescription doubled from 2003 to 2015, according to a study published Friday.

Research suggests intervention programs in hospitals could help gunshot victims steer clear of future violence.

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.