Public Health

Emergency medicine doctor Emmy Betz wanted to get more comfortable with guns. Pistol instructor and family physician Michael Victoroff had a proposal for her.

The latest immigration battle between the federal government and cities like Philadelphia: public assistance programs, such as food stamps and Medicaid.

The legislation calls for providing Medicaid coverage for medications and counseling for tobacco cessation, not just the meds.

Designating the schools as certified academic clinical research centers will help bulk up the meager federal research on medical marijuana, governor says.

Gov. Carney: “We know there’s a huge cost. There’s no price you can put on the loss of a loved one. And that motivation needs to be with us as we implement this action plan.”

Drexel researchers suggest that after becoming gaseous again, smoke residue compounds can attach themselves to tiny air particles that come inside through an HVAC system.

It's been an unusually bad season for allergy sufferers. There is more pollen in the air than normal for this time of year, and it may not get much better anytime soon.

You might be breathing chemical residue from tobacco smoke in indoor spaces where no one has smoked for years.

Pennsylvania governor, attorney general not ready to embrace approach to stem opioid death toll

With the opioid epidemic showing no signs of slowing in Delaware, advocates are calling on state lawmakers to stop talking and start investing in more treatment options.