Public Health

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When it comes to lowering the mortality rate, the U.S. is behind other developed countries like Canada, Norway, the U.K., and Australia.

It's the only early Headstart program in the nation to enroll students directly from local county welfare offices.

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn filed a lawsuit against drug manufacturers Purdue Pharma and Endo Pharmaceuticals. CVS and Walgreens are also named as defendants.

Arline Geronimus coined the term 'weathering' to describe how health problems of marginalized people can be caused by stresses of their daily life.

In the wake of the emergency declaration, harm reduction leaders are calling on Gov. Wolf to make needle exchanges legal in Pennsylvania.

More than 3.4 million Pennsylvanians are supplied by drinking water containing radium that exceeds a strict California standard, which advocates say should replace a looser fe

A San Francisco photographer took pictures of her neighbors and built a sense of community along the way.

As more farmers choose Detroit as a place to put down roots, some are wondering what the future of urban agriculture look like.

Mice, rats, mosquitoes, lizards, and other animals are adapting to live in environments created by humans.

University of Pennsylvania students are working with the nonprofit ShelterBox to improve conditions for some of the millions uprooted from their homes.

Guests: John Hudak, James Higdon, Robert Mikos Attorney Jeff Sessions announced last week that the Justice Depart ...

The study looked at decades of streamwater data at U.S. Geological Survey monitoring sites.

The state of Delaware threaten to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly failing to protect its residents from poor air quality, unless it takes action.

Frigid temperatures in Philadelphia can’t keep the Mummers from their annual New Years strut. Meanwhile, outreach workers try to fi ...