Health & Science

In Chicago, one doctor traces the health disparities between white and black residents to the neighborhoods where they live.

The Department of Environmental Protection’s penalty for dozens of permit violations over the last year was among the largest ever handed out by the agency.

Nearly 1,000 flu cases were reported in Delaware for the week ending Feb. 3, the highest total in a single week since the state’s been keeping records.

About eight percent of Americans will contend with post-traumatic stress disorder at some point in their lives; for military veterans, the incidence is much higher.

A new feature of the next iPhone operating system lets patients store information about medication, allergies, and lab results on their phones.

A heated meeting on Friday night showed that turning the idea of Philadelphia opening the country's first safe-injection site into a reality will likely face pushback.

Four months after having her second baby, Jessica Porten started feeling really irritable. Little things would annoy her, like her glider chair.

The peak of the flu season could still be several weeks away, federal health officials cautioned Friday.

Funding officially runs out at the end of March unless Thursday's vote reverses that.

The largest privately owned piece of land remaining on the Cape May Peninsula has been added to the Cape May Wildlife Refuge after more than 10 years of negotiations.

The possibility of a spill is too great a risk, say environmentalist who fear jeopardizing marine life and New Jersey's tourism industry.