Health

In the U.S., we’re engaging in a method of eugenics by reducing populations of babies prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Delaware's flu season is not over as evidenced by three new flu-related deaths reported by the Delaware Division of Public Health.

Hospitals around the country are looking at whether patients need so many opioids prescriptions. It turns out most of them don't.

Dozens of members of Congress have called for a thorough investigation.

The medicine is now available at retail pharmacies in most states without a prescription.

A new nutrition course for students at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine meets in the kitchen.

New Jersey governor says he won't spend any funds on public service ads featuring himself. Former Gov. Chris Christie appeared in such commercials.

Medical marijuana appears to have put a dent in the opioid abuse epidemic, according to two studies published Monday.

Many doctors and students hide disabilities out of a real 'fear of judgment, bias, and skewed perception of ability,' a report finds.

You know what they say — when the going gets tough, the tough get going. But what are the factors that decide whether we bend or break? ...

Seventeen-year-old Sophia Angelica Delgado Feliciano says for a long time she used emotional distance as a survival tool.

Acquisition of Einstein would give Jefferson a network of 18 Philadelphia-area hospitals worth $6 billion.

There's an outbreak of mumps in New Castle County, Delaware, with the total number of confirmed cases climbing to 11 Thursday.

Wounds related to injection drug use are often hidden under long sleeves as users try to hide their addiction.