Public Health

Forget "repeal and replace," the oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care Act.

Multiple organ failure, heart attack and kidney failure are the primary ways people die in extreme heat. Read on to find out how to stay safe in a heat wave.

Rosa Health Center has grown from a small farmhouse office to serving over 2,000 patients in Delaware’s uninsured population. Now they’re growing again.

Organizers with One PA say they want banks and local and federal governments to fix the housing crisis they created.

All those daily activities we'd rather avoid — taking the stairs, cleaning the house etc. — have a big metabolic payoff.

PennEnvironment is calling for a more swimmable and fishable city, free of sewage related bacteria and viruses.

El Niño is warming up the water in the Pacific Ocean. That extra heat affects the whole planet, and has helped drive record-breaking hot weather.

Here are answers to common questions and concerns people may have about the new pill and how to use it with their insurance.

Emergency management officials plan to use 13 libraries and 21 rec centers as cooling centers this summer.

Advocates are calling for stricter rail safety measures, increased transparency, and improved emergency preparedness in the event of train derailments.

Residents say All American Gardens Apartments have been neglected for years.

The newly approved daily birth control pill, Opill, will be the first contraceptive pill sold as an over-the-counter option.

A vacant lot in Kensington has been transformed into an art environment to assist Prevention Point’s harm reduction programs.

This fall, for the first time many babies in the U.S. will be able to get a shot to fend off RSV, a respiratory virus that can cause serious lung disease in infants and young

Under a Code Orange, air quality may be unhealthy for vulnerable groups such as children, people with asthma, people with heart or lung disease, and older adults.