Public Health

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.

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Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...

Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...

The Ruth Williams House’s 88 new units are reserved for those who have been homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.

The work is tough, but rewarding, said Cynthia Figueroa, department commissioner.

Evan and Darlene love each other. But they do not see eye to eye on safe injection sites. The debate has infused their conversations, in all hours of the day and night.

With 1,200 overdose-related deaths in 2017, Philadelphia is suffering some of the worst effects of the nation’s opioid crisis.

as the city moves forward with the lighting makeover, experts are urging officials to consider public health and environmental questions.

In the wake of a dozen overdoses in New Jersey, Delaware health officials are warning heroin users in the First State.

Delaware's flu season is not over as evidenced by three new flu-related deaths reported by the Delaware Division of Public Health.

Despite initial pushback and bigoted comments from some local residents, SHAMS Clinic celebrated its grand opening in Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon.

Residents, advocates for those with addiction, and community leaders told Council members that the city must do more to address the fallout of addiction in Kensington.