Health

Delaware City’s PBF refinery discharged more than one million pounds of nitrogen into the Delaware River without violating its permit. Advocates say that’s a problem.

The American Lung Association's annual State of Tobacco Control report shows some progress in reducing smoking-related illnesses, but gaps remain.

Health officials said there is no health threat to the general public at this time as they believe the risk of infection has largely been contained.

The National Institutes of Health and telemedicine provider eMed will study how virtual COVID home testing and treatment could work on a large scale.

The World Trade Center Health Program was created to provide long-term care to 9/11 first responders who were exposed to toxins at terrorist attack sites.

Kensington-area medical facility Esperanza Health Center plans to expand its health and behavioral services, as well as a newly built community wellness center.

Pennsylvania received $350 million in federal assistance to aid homeowners; the money must be spent by September 2025.

Birthing pros say the app could provide data that helps eradicate Black maternal mortality.

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council’s annual hospital performance report looked at patient outcomes for a range of health conditions.

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia did not conduct the unethical scientific experiments at Holmesburg Prison, but apologized for not speaking out.

Presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says examinations showed that the lesions over Biden’s right eye and on her chest were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma.

Several programs that lowered barriers to health care and services during the pandemic are about to end, leaving patients and experts worried about the fallout.

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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, but serious condition that appears two to six weeks after a child’s COVID-19 infection.

As part of a federal study, more than 1,000 Montco and Bucks residents tested their blood for the toxic class of chemicals.