Public Health

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

The state’s proposed regulations only allow for pre-packaged buds, but the marijuana commissioner says dispensaries can seek a variance.

The 43,000-square-foot facility in Chester County will offer 18 medical and outpatient surgical specialties for children.

The report found that the state was not prepared to manage the crisis with limited resources, which was aggravated by the global supply chain breakdown.

Over the past few years, Every Cure has developed a blueprint for an AI-powered platform that can do what humans can’t — match thousands of diseases with thousands of drugs.

There are ways to ease the adjustment, including getting more sunshine to help reset your circadian rhythm for healthful sleep.

Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.

From March 3 through March 8, harm reduction group Project SAFE is offering free admission to its “Not Welcome Anywhere” art installation.

PWD customers will foot the bill for a massive infrastructure improvement plan. You can learn more about it at a series of upcoming meetings.

The change may not affect how individual schools urge parents to react when their children fall sick.

The CDC changed its guidance, saying that people can return to regular activities if their symptoms are mild and improving and it's been a day since they've had a fever.

According to the latest CDC data, only 13% of U.S. children have gotten the new shots and about 22% of U.S. adults have.

With 93% of Philadelphians being up-to-date on the MMR vaccine, the department said the outbreak did not spread far.

Residents with private wells in parts of Montgomery County have relied on bottled water or filtration systems since the 1990s.

Jim Alturo, of Cinnaminson, N.J., is donating one penny to the American Lung Association for every cigarette butt he picks up.