Public Health

The state earned good marks for enacting smoke-free laws and increased access to Medicaid.

A recent report, “Get the Lead Out,” gave Pennsylvania an F for having no requirements that schools address lead in drinking water.

The difference between education and enforcement

Construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline resulted in cloudy water for some; others lost use of their wells

Raising awareness about many health benefits of breastfeeding, dozens of moms gather in Philadelphia for the 'Big Latch.'

Simply put, drugs leave the body and go down the toilet. There are similar types of drugs in similar concentrations in water in Canada, the U.S., and most of Europe.

The government needs to squeeze $840.2 million in annual savings from Medicaid by 2023, a reduction required by the U.S. territory's agreement with the federal government.

The average jail stay for inmates in Philadelphia is about 100 days — and Dr. Bruce Herdman, the system's chief medical officer, sees that as an opportunity.

A Democratic state representative is circulating a proposal that has prompted some concern from domestic violence advocates.

Three-quarters of Americans think the Supreme Court should not overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling that made abortion legal nationwide, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

Delaware is one of two states selected to partner with the Pew Charitable Trusts to focus on improving Delaware’s behavioral health system.

Most hospital drug tests do not test for fentanyl — the cheaper, more powerful, synthetic opioid whose presence has increased in Philadelphia's illegal drug supply.

More than half of suspected overdose deaths are occurring in the southernmost part of the county, and health officials warn it might be due to fentanyl-laced heroin.