If the shutdown continues into Wednesday, which lawmakers believe is almost certain, it will shatter that record, set during ...

"The court’s independent review of the case confirms the $8,000,000 settlement is adequate given defendants’ denial of ...

Philadelphia launched the One Philly SNAP Support Program to combat food insecurity, providing $2 million in grants for ...

In response to a federal court order, the Trump administration has until noon Monday, Nov. 3 to decide how to fund November SNAP benefits.

By last winter, medetomidine was showing up in 70% of illicit opioid samples tested in Philly, along with other unregulated ...

Philadelphia’s current housing policies do not protect tenants from unsafe housing, while proactive rental inspections show real promise for fighting persistent housing-related health problems.

The city’s water system is coming to terms with historic disinvestment — having to replace pipes and treatment plants well past their lifespan — at the same time that new regulatory requirements for ...

The first two meetings of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s remade CDC vaccine advisory panel were marked by technical ...

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), also known as food stamps, will be cut off for 42 million Americas ...

ALBANY — New York may have improperly paid $1.2 billion in Medicaid managed care payments for people who live out of state, according to a state comptroller’s audit released Tuesday. States are not ...

Once a homeless child surviving on the streets of Philadelphia, Richard Rosario now dedicates his life to helping others ...

Hospital workers and public health officials say new combinations of street drugs, traumatic brain injuries and other health issues could be driving the uptick in seizures.