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The Philadelphia region has yet to meet the government’s current clean-air goal, but activists say it is time to tighten air-qualit ...

As Pennsylvania struggles to halt its heroin-addiction epidemic, experts say opioid users may need longer-term care similar to patients w ...

At a meeting of tobacco researchers this week in Philadelphia, this question was posed over and over: Can electronic cigarettes help toba ...

Sales on medical widgets are helping to pay for the health law. Device makers say the tax is a job-killer. High on the to-do list ...

Uninsured residents of New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania are getting a new opportunity to buy health coverage through the federal mar ...

If there’s mold in the basement, that’s hard to ignore. When the roof leaks, you fix it. But a radon problem in your house is ...

For those who made a good-faith attempt to enroll in health coverage before the Sunday deadline — but didn’t — there’ ...

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has pushed the “pause” button on executions in the state. Wolf called his ...

At the end of the 19th century, doctors performed surgery bare-knuckled, sometimes literally up to their elbows in blood and guts.  ...

Patients turn to the Internet all the time as they shop for a doctor or try to learn more about a physician’s reputation. But, is i ...

A limited number of higher-income parents with kids enrolled in the Children’s Health Insurance Program are getting more time to sh ...

Cigarette smokers were already required to puff outside in designated areas, but now Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s ...