Health

A new "gaming disorder" classification from the WHO revives a debate about whether behaviors can cause the same kind of addictive illness as drugs.

The negative effect on African-Americans’ mental health peaked in the month after a police killing, and it dissipated after three months.

Supporters say taxing sugary drinks is a boon for public health — detractors say the levy is a menace for low-income communities. Who’s right?

Though funding for lead testing has gone away, the problem hasn't.

'Las Doctoras Recomiendan' — or 'The Doctors Recommend' — sounds like getting advice from a friend.

A free program at the Children's Health Center in Reading, Pa. provides resources and social support to new parents in recovery from addiction.

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says he was diagnosed three-and-a-half years ago with Parkinson's disease.

The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition

The hope is that when people become aware that their drug has fentanyl in it, they'll be more cautious.

Researchers found that for each decade of life, the chances that a patient’s melanoma would advance dropped 13 percent.

"To achieve gender equality both in the workplace and the home, it's essential for men to have an equal chance to be there with their newborn babies."

The biggest change was seen among women in late middle age.

A large international study provides the strongest evidence yet.

Baby Jacob weighed less than a pound when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico ripping into the hospital roof over his head.

In Puerto Rico's mountain towns, grassroots community groups are finding purpose and protection by making homemade mosquito nets.