Health & Science

Leslie Vosshall, a neurobiologist at Rockefeller University, is hoping to control mosquitoes, and the diseases they carry, by switching off their enormous appetite.

The New Jersey Assembly passed a measure late last week removing the religious exemption as a reason parents can refrain from having their children vaccinated.

Once again, the New Jersey osprey comeback story added another happy chapter to 2018, a report released by the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey finds.

Like many cities, when schools closed for the day, usually schoolyards did too. But when the school district upgraded its playgrounds, it kept them open longer.

New Jersey scientists are accusing the federal government not considering many health risks posed by a group of chemicals that are designed to substitute PFAs.

If you pick up what is often called the "bible of psychiatry," you'll find that the list of core symptoms for major depression doesn't include anger.

The 63-year-old refinery near Delaware City, Delaware has had fatal accidents blamed on negligence and pollution fines. Sunday’s fire in the crude oil unit was the latest.

Philadelphia has cleared the Emerald Street encampment, but many in the grip of addiction remain on the street.

Today there is a vaccine for this extremely contagious disease. But certain groups of parents opt not to vaccinate their children and that has led to outbreaks abroad.

Research into groundhog biology shows they have other priorities in early February than mingling with the people of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and it all boils down to sex.

A scientist in New York is conducting experiments designed to modify DNA in human embryos as a step toward someday preventing inherited diseases.

If you live along the Jersey Shore, you may notice a variety of barriers in place to prevent flooding. Here's a look at a few of the most common techniques.

Segregation in housing and education has had reverberations on health care and health outcomes for African-Americans. In this episode, we ...

The 7 Day Pledge links hospitalized Medicaid patients with primary-care doctors, reducing the number of patients who end up back in the hospital unnecessarily.

There are 140 people on those wait lists to get into state facilities, Department of Human Services said in an email.