Health

As Mona Hanna-Attisha began reviewing her patients' medical records, she noticed the percentage of children with elevated lead levels had increased after the water switch.

There's a shortage of primary care providers. University of Pennsylvania is testing a model, using Medicare funds, to train more nurse practitioners.

"They are asking a lot of questions," she says. "They are investigating one's life from head to toe."

Those who overdosed were at a much higher risk of death the following year from drug use-associated diseases, HIV, chronic respiratory diseases, viral hepatitis, and suicide.

Officials say supplies have fallen below the three-day inventory.

The first known case of the Keystone virus has been identified in a 16-year-old boy after a year of tests and analysis.

Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to make us pack on the pounds — we sit at desks all day, grab fast food on the run, and ...

A small group of insurers offers some members with serious illnesses medically tailored meals to improve their 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.