Public Health

The U.S. dropped four spots from last year to No. 18, just above the U.K. and the U.A.E. In fact, the explanation for the American slide gets an entire chapter.

Legislation sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback would require all schools test for lead every two years and install filters or other fixes for any level above 5 parts per billion.

A unique art exhibit that focuses on children living with a rare disease is now on display at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington.

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart starts a performance audit with Department of Behavioral Health because it funds services she thinks Philadelphians need most.

The Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health is running TV and social media ads warning people to avoid prescription painkillers, even when they get them legally from their doctor.

I'm not a "thoughts and prayers" kind of guy. For all those we’ve lost and all those we can possibly save, let’s do something before we must once again offer our condolences.

A student asked if I would carry a gun to school if instructed to do so. “No,” I said, without pause.

Over the past week, 1,521 more Delawareans were diagnosed with the flu, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 5,758. There also were five flu-related deaths.

Hundreds of Delaware women who receive services on the state-funded Mobile Health Screening Van may have to seek other providers if the state decides to cut its funding.

Philadelphia is in the midst of a debate about "safe-injection sites." Those opposed found voice in state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, but his statements are ill-informed.

Residents in Blades will soon be able to drink public water, a couple weeks after their supply was determined to be unsafe.

As of Wednesday, 87 Delaware inmates have been diagnosed with the flu within the past two to three weeks.

Residents have a long list of grievances about conditions including used syringes and human feces littering streets, as well as sidewalks blocked by makeshift tents.

Trump wants to allow insurance companies to offer more policies that have limited health benefits and that can reject customers if they have pre-existing medical conditions.

Reached at his home on Wednesday morning, O'Rourke said didn't want to comment. A message seeking comment from his lawyer wasn't returned.