Health

The state website where people can order birth and death records was recently offline for nearly a full week because someone made unauthorized changes to the site.

With little public scrutiny, the health insurance industry has joined forces with data brokers to vacuum up personal details about hundreds of millions of Americans.

New research shows many parents are using their phones while driving with young children in the car, and that behavior is also correlated with other risky driving habits.

In poor countries, a mother's decision about breastfeeding can be critical for her baby's survival. That's because formula carries special risks for low-income families.

Researchers want to plow through the vast amount of data that's gathered in those records, along with insurance billing information, to find new uses for drugs.

In the U.S., children under the age of 18 are legally barred from purchasing cigarettes or other tobacco products. But they are allowed to harvest tobacco on farms.

An environmental group said public health in New Jersey is at risk from air pollution. Environment New Jersey director Doug O’Ma ...

Researchers are studying the factors that can make epigenetic changes to DNA. A mom's stress, diet and daily habits may become an inheritance of sorts for her kids.

Justice Department officials offered a statement late last year saying health workers at a supervised injection site would be vulnerable to criminal charges.

For many people with disabilities, going without plastic straws can be a matter of life or death.

The proposed legislation would require that naloxone instruction be paired with curriculum that educates students about the risks of opioid addiction.

The U.S. Health and Human Services department has put a freeze on $10.4 billion in funding that was expected to go to Affordable Care Act insurers later this year.

To prepare for the possibility of Ebola or another deadly disease, hospitals practice protocols created to keep staff and patients safe.

Faced with skyrocketing drug overdoses, states are cracking down on opioid prescribing. Increasingly, some patients with chronic pain say they are becoming collateral damage.

At stake are billions in payments to insurers with sicker customers.