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Sponsor of measure says menthol cigarettes are heavily marketed in black communities, targeting African-American men.

What best explains Trump's bizarre love affair with coal?

A Bucks County prison inmate died in custody, fueling concerns about how corrections authorities handle inmates with addiction issues.

Officials are urging anyone who is feeling well to consider donating blood to prevent the shortage from getting worse.

New research from Penn State finds as incomes dropped and unemployment rose, communities suffered higher rates of opioid-related deaths.

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When it comes to lowering the mortality rate, the U.S. is behind other developed countries like Canada, Norway, the U.K., and Australia.

It's the only early Headstart program in the nation to enroll students directly from local county welfare offices.

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn filed a lawsuit against drug manufacturers Purdue Pharma and Endo Pharmaceuticals. CVS and Walgreens are also named as defendants.

In the wake of the emergency declaration, harm reduction leaders are calling on Gov. Wolf to make needle exchanges legal in Pennsylvania.

More than 3.4 million Pennsylvanians are supplied by drinking water containing radium that exceeds a strict California standard, which advocates say should replace a looser fe

A San Francisco photographer took pictures of her neighbors and built a sense of community along the way.

As more farmers choose Detroit as a place to put down roots, some are wondering what the future of urban agriculture look like.

Mice, rats, mosquitoes, lizards, and other animals are adapting to live in environments created by humans.