Health

The city calls its new emergency-oriented approach “The Philadelphia Resilience Project,” acknowledging the deaths and suffering caused by addiction go beyond Kensington.

With 45 categories of recyclables, Kamikatsu — in southwestern Japan — has a progressive approach that saves the town money and reduces greenhouse emissions.

Warming temperatures worsen ozone pollution. Excess carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) causes plants to grow faster and release more pollen — extending the “allergy” season.

Some experts are asking if insurance companies — which receive hundreds of billions in public money — are earning their Medicaid checks?

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Possible causes being considered include viruses that affect the digestive system called enteroviruses, and possibly strains of rhinoviruses.

Certain language in web posts was about as accurate in predicting an individual would be depressed as intake screening surveys at a doctor’s office.

The situation is especially dire in low-income countries, where mental health care is often unavailable.

Guests: Marla Gold, Astra Czerny, Jim Hopper Feeling exhausted and upset after the Kavanaugh/Ford testimony? Many ...

Limiting their provider networks helps Medicare Advantage plans keep their premiums low. Traditional Medicare covers health care visits all across the country.

Many flu-related deaths are caused not by the flu itself but by secondary infections and complications.

C-sections now outnumber vaginal deliveries in parts of southeast Europe, Latin America and China.

When Mary Lacey’s son Taylor was 2 years old, she noticed he was falling behind the curve. “He would generally hit dev ...

The FDA has identified hundreds of supplements tainted with pharmaceuticals – from antidepressants and erectile dysfunction to weight-loss drugs.