Public Health

New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection has taken a step toward cleaning up water contamination from an unregulated class of perfluorinated chemicals known as PFAs

Marty speaks with poet laureate Tracy K. Smith. Then we hear from a pediatrician about the Flint water crisis. Finally, we'll hear about the effects of childhood adversity.

Guests: Ari Berman, Allison Hoffman, Jason Laughlin ...

With the U.S. federal government shutdown now the longest in history, it’s important to understand what a shutdown means for the health and safety of Americans.

This map provides an interactive display of streams throughout Pa., N.J. and Del., showing which the states have declared unclean for swimming and fish consumption.

A federal judge has blocked a Trump rule that would greatly expand the number of employers that could decline to offer contraceptive coverage on moral or religious grounds.

Amanda Koller is getting her second master's degree. She has applied for more than 1,100 jobs in the past year. She hasn't gotten any full-time job offers.

A federal judge in Iowa says it's no longer a crime to go undercover at factory farms, slaughterhouses and any other ag-related operations.

Science calls addiction a "brain disease," but critics say that label fails to show that addiction is a learning problem with roots in both biology and behavior.

Guests: Katie Benner, David Rubin, Matt Bruenig The idea of  a single-payer healthcare system has been gaining p ...

Drug overdose deaths and homicides mean that life expectancy in Philadelphia actually dropped, following a national trend.

More thorough health screenings, as well as secondary screenings, will be held for every child in Border Patrol custody following the deaths of two Guatemalan children.

At year's end, global health numbers offer reason for both hope and despair. One strong positive note is that people are living longer.

GoFundMe, the largest online, crowdsourced fundraising platform, says contributors have raised more than $5 billion from 50 million donations in its eight years.

Using radio frequencies to pasteurize eggs makes them safe for use in recipes calling for raw or partially cooked eggs.