Health

Drug overdose deaths "have been on an exponential growth curve" that began years before the rise in opioid prescriptions seen in the mid-1990s.

Cancer researchers, doctors, and patients gathered at WHYY’s Philadelphia studios on Friday to focus attention on the latest efforts to ...

Guests: Chyke Doubeni, Michael Hobbes Obesity continues to be a major public health issue in America. As this pro ...

Wife of former vice president says part of the plan is to come up with a roadmap to help cancer patients manage their care.

Philadelphia was particularly hard hit by the flu epidemic of 1918.

Technology helps us run our lives, do our jobs, get directions and keep track of our calendars. Right? Or, is technology taking control o ...

This week, JAMA publishes two major studies on a hot topic: physician burnout.

A previous vote fell short. This time around, Ellendale residents OK'd a referendum 81-21.

Proposal follows smoking prohibition at state beaches and parks taking effect in 2019.

There is still strong evidence that a daily baby aspirin can reduce the risk that many people who have already suffered a heart attack or stroke will suffer another attack.

One of the most important aspects of caring for someone with Alzheimer's and other dementias is understanding the diseases.

The garden is visible from the iron fence that fronts the museum on 22nd Street near Market.

Philadelphia is only the second major city in the country to require sodium warnings.

The bill has already passed in the state senate and will go up for a vote in the house of representatives during the fall legislative session.

The well water has tested positive for high levels of nitrates and iron. There’s discoloration and also a possible bacterial contamination in some of the shallow wells.