Public Health

In the past four years, about 1,000 Delawareans have died from drug overdoses, mostly as a result of opioids.

Poor health care and criminalization of sex workers feed into each other to create a cycle, says an organizer with Project SAFE Philadelphia.

The disease is usually spread through contaminated feces.

A three-year study will investigate to what extent autism researchers include stakeholder groups in the design phase, and whether that affects what research is done.

Unsafe levels of lead have been detected in the water supply for Bordentown in South Jersey, which supplies drinking water to about 16,000 residents.

At its most essential: Call 911, and push hard and fast in the center of the chest.

Wife of former vice president says part of the plan is to come up with a roadmap to help cancer patients manage their care.

Advocates argue that the new mail policy — aimed to keep drugs out of prisons — violates inmates' rights.

The wide-ranging package known as the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 rolls up 70 bills that will be backed by about $5 billion in funding.

A previous vote fell short. This time around, Ellendale residents OK'd a referendum 81-21.

The well water has tested positive for high levels of nitrates and iron. There’s discoloration and also a possible bacterial contamination in some of the shallow wells.

Cindy Bass wants the facilities for those struggling with opioid addiction to meet certain standards

Camden's new mayor approves of needle exchange location for the short term, but wants the program to find a permanent home elsewhere.

The last case from Havana was confirmed in June.

U.S. health officials are sounding the alarm about teenage use of e-cigarettes, calling the problem an "epidemic."