Public Health

The ever-increasing cost of life-saving diabetes medication is forcing some patients to ration their supply of insulin, risking massive health complications.

“They think it’s something that, if their peers are doing it, it's safe,” said one youth coordinator. “They don’t see the radical risk or the radical dangers.”

A recent study by the CDC showed the antibody shot prevented RSV hospitalization in 90% of infants.

The legislation allows an environmentally-friendly cremation option that turns the body into soil. It passed with bipartisan support in both chambers.

The video announcement came after weeks of speculation spread on social media about her whereabouts and health.

Although initially highly partisan, Republicans appear to have largely given up the fight over the 2010 law. However, the presumed party nominee still has it in his sights.

The center will concentrate on equity and providing cities with evidence-based policies to protect their residents.

WHYY News hosted a conversation at the Chestnut Hill Library in Philadelphia to discuss the ruling in Alabama and the June 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Researchers found a much lower mortality rate — 10.4 deaths per every 100,000 births — after investigating data collected by the CDC.

The National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines, used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic.

More changes to improve pedestrian and traffic safety on Roosevelt Boulevard are on the horizon.

More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other deadly illnesses.

The ballot question for the November general election would ask, “Do you approve amending the Constitution to grant every person the right to a clean and healthy environment?”

The $9 million report has 33 recommendations that Gov. Phil Murphy says will be worked on through the end of his term.

It's milder than its cousin, delta-9 THC, the main intoxicant in marijuana, but has similar effects on the brain and the body.