Public Health

Classes are resuming at four of the six schools closed in Monroe Township in Gloucester County because of concerns over mold.

Two members of City Council want Philly to open a safe injection site for opioid users. One says make it in his district.

Philadelphia City Council members Helen Gym and Mark Squilla support the creation of safe injection sites.  As Philadelphia, Camden, Wil ...

After mold was found in one elementary school, others have been closed for air-quality testing in the Gloucester County district.

Research psychologist Betsy Levy Paluck wins major prize for her work in conflict resolution.

Pennsylvania's attorney general says the Trump administration has broken the law and "undermined the health and economic independence of American women."

Delawareans who attended the Chincoteague Chili Chowder Cook-Off are being asked to fill out a survey, following an outbreak of food poisoning linked to the event.

Amidst his latest tweets, how many times has Trump worked his thumbs into a rage about the cancellation of the federal health insurance program that covers nine million kids?

As the opioid crisis affects the whole nation, a Philadelphia expert offers strategies to address what's being cast as a problem of supply, addiction, and treatment.

Gov. Chris Christie devotes $200 million in initiatives, rest of his term to battling tide of opioid overdoses.

A woman who lost her daughter in the Connecticut elementary school massacre still steels herself to tell the story. She does so to help others prepare for the next tragedy.

Bob Chew used to lock up drug addicts. But on Friday, the former Camden police sergeant was walking the streets, hoping to get them help.

Pennsylvania will spend $5 million on the overdose-reversal medication naloxone to help first responders fight the toll of the opioid epidemic.

An observance in connection with Domestic Violence Awareness Month brought people to City Hall in Philadelphia where they signed a pledge to fight for the victims.