Health Care

The decline in New Jersey drug overdose deaths follows a nationwide trend, as most states are seeing a drop in deaths involving substances like fentanyl.

The agency is responsible for monitoring infectious diseases, inspecting foods and hospitals and overseeing health insurance programs for nearly half the country.

Southern Delaware faces a growing doctor shortage. Leaders are considering whether a new medical school could help address the gap.

Prospect Medical Holdings is progressing in high-stakes negotiations to sell Crozer Health, but no deal has been reached yet.

Doctors have to make life and death decisions for patients with severe brain injuries, but they can’t always agree about the potential for recovery.

Separately, more states and cities also are requiring paid sick days, which give people time off to deal with short-term illnesses like the flu.

A Delaware County judge ruled in favor of a civil lawsuit seeking to block the Foundation of Delaware County from giving money to Crozer’s parent company.

Advocates are working to pass medically assisted suicide this year after a similar bill was vetoed last year.

A new Spanish-speaking CPR training kiosk provides life-saving information to Latino communities.

Philly’s community mobile crisis response teams are requesting more funding to meet demand.

The GOP budget plan, which received bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate, directs a House committee to find $880 million in spending cuts.

Proposed legislation in New Jersey would require insurance companies to pay for menopause treatment and raise awareness about it.

“Trusted Messengers” honors health care workers, community members and public officials who worked to build trust during a time of crisis and uncertainty.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has identified at least one local case of measles, unrelated to the recent case in Montgomery County.

The show is based on author Liz Moore’s bestselling novel about a beat cop’s search for a murderer and her sister in Kensington amidst the opioid crisis.