Public Health

Local disparities in life expectancy can be found across the country.

Last month, 39 fatal overdoses were reported, eclipsing the previous record of 27 in April.

All 25 Pennsylvania state prisons are operating under a new normal after a 12-day lockdown.

In 2012, Pennsylvania passed a law requiring a minimum five-year sentence for anyone convicted of multiple straw purchase violations.

Only about a quarter of Philadelphia public schools have air conditioning.

New Jersey plans to double the number of medical marijuana dispensaries to keep pace with the increased demand and there’s a lot of competition to get those licenses.

There's no end in sight, and so on Tuesday the American Civil Liberties Union began publicly raising some alarms.

A plane has been quarantined at New York's Kennedy Airport when about 10 passengers became ill aboard a flight from Dubai.

New Jersey on Tuesday became the first state to regulate the PFAS class of chemicals that has been linked to cancer and other illnesses, ...

State governments are thinking about how to treat pain other than opioids.

Police are still testing samples to see which drugs have made dozens of prison staff sick, but synthetic cannabinoids are the most likely culprit.

When a facility goes into lockdown, it usually means the few freedoms inmates have go away.

The public should be mindful — but health concerns are minimal.

Christiana Care has cut opioid prescribing by as much as half in some departments by adopting guidelines and best practices for post-surgical recovery.

Demonstrators press city officials to move on supervised injection site to decrease overdose death toll.