
Public Health
If you’ve got school-age kids, the time for vaccination is now
Here’s a list of the district’s vaccine requirements.
6 years ago
Delaware delegation demands answers on PFAS contamination at Dover air base from Pentagon
Five wells near the Dover Air Force Base are contaminated with excessive levels of PFAS. Delaware’s three members of Congress want answers from the Pentagon.
6 years ago
Sunoco says Mariner East 2 system ‘backfired’ during maintenance but no risk to public
Resident reports loud explosion; company says no liquids leaked from line
6 years ago
For third straight week, N.J. bay beach under advisory due to excessive fecal bacteria
For the third consecutive week, a Barnegat Bay beach in northern Long Beach Island is under a swimming advisory issued Tuesday afternoon.
6 years ago
New Jersey will require violence intervention programs at certain hospitals
New Jersey will require certain hospitals to have intervention programs aimed at breaking the cycle of violence for the state’s most at-risk residents.
6 years ago
Philly ‘health gap’ varies by neighborhood, Health Department finds
The study done by the Public Health Department, with help from Drexel researchers, shows dramatic, but unsurprising differences, within the city.
6 years ago
N.J. groups join lawsuit over questionable new federal lead standards
Attorney claims Trump’s EPA failed to "follow mainstream science and correctly update these standards for children’s sake."
6 years ago
Wolf administration eyes stimulant use, adds resources for families affected by opioid deaths
The Wolf administration is adding resources to fight opioid addiction and prevent overdoses, while pointing to the rising problem of non-opioid drugs such as stimulants.
6 years ago
Fecal bacteria leads to another swimming ban at Barnegat Bay beach
For the second time in a week, swimming is temporarily prohibited at a Long Beach Island bay beach due an unacceptable level of fecal bacteria.
6 years ago
Researchers confront a ‘line-in-the-sand’ moment for drug-resistant bacteria
Globally, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming an increasing problem. The Wistar Institute convened researchers to discuss alternative treatments.
6 years ago
Hepatitis A is spreading through fecal matter on Philadelphia streets. As outbreak worsens, the city is installing mobile bathrooms.
6 years ago
Listen 1:40Carneys Point, seeking Dupont cleanup, no longer a meek company town
Advocates claim links between illness and chemical contamination as companies feud over who would pay to clean soil and water.
6 years ago
City Hall is uniting around a lead poisoning law hated by landlords
City Councilmember Blondell Reynolds Brown said the issues delaying a vote on a controversial regulation have been resolved. Landlords aren’t happy.
6 years ago
Fentanyl cleanups can cost up to $50,000 each, thanks to urban legend
The likelihood of accidental OD is severely overhyped.
6 years ago
Bucks and Montco activists skeptical about Pentagon PFAS task force
The new Secretary of Defense says he wants to review how chemicals in firefighting foam contaminated groundwater near military bases nationwide.
6 years ago