Health & Science

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education programs in the city will lose funding Oct. 1. Decades-long programs are expected to go away.

Housing instability is driving ER visits and chronic illness. South Jersey health systems are stepping in with housing support and policy partnerships.

Over a billion young people are at risk of hearing loss in part due to headphone use. Audiologists weigh in on the risk, and how to protect your ears.

Earplugs can prevent permanent hearing damage from concerts. Venue staff and musicians say that now it’s common, even cool, to have them.

Federal Transit Administration describes buses as a “green deal initiative” that “backfired.”

We explore what researchers are learning about the connections between noise, hearing loss, and our well-being.

The Oliver Station complex for residents 55 and older is part of a state-led initiative to expand affordable housing options in New Jersey.

The disease is a type of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which grow in warm water and spread in building water systems.

Researchers say that months of instability have already damaged the future pipeline of U.S. scientists and discoveries.

Firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals has contaminated drinking water supplies across the U.S.

Beach patrollers say they’re seeing the most jellyfish activity in recent memory. Lewes Beach had over four times as many stings in July compared to the same month last year.

Home health care agencies say Pennsylvania’s rapidly aging population and low reimbursement payment rates set by the state are unsustainable.

Much of the public health agency's $9 billion budget had been in limbo but funds are finally flowing, according to CDC staffers.

The settlement resolves lawsuits pertaining to toxic chemical contamination at four industrial sites.

On May 24, 2022, a shooter at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas killed 19 students and two teachers. Survivors still navigate barriers to getting support.