Health

Heroin use is on the rise in the Garden State, and the apparent overdose and death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has brought the issue into the spotlight once again.

Details on the American Cancer Society's "Tides of Change Gala"

Immunizations are just as important for adults as they are for children. Each year, 30,000 Americans die of vaccine-preventable diseases, and 95 percent of those who die are adults.

Something Old or Something New?

New patients in this region of the country could wait close to four weeks for a routine physical, according to a national report on physician appointment wait times.

Now that we're a month into 2014, how is your New Year's resolution going?

A statewide survey of registered nurses in New Jersey found understaffing is a common problem in the state's hospitals and health care workplaces.

Whats better at home ... Hotter or Colder to keep weight off ?

A new report from the American Lung Association on the tobacco battle gives New Jersey mixed grades.

As you dig yourself out of the latest winter storm, be careful to avoid many of the common injuries that pack emergency rooms this time of year.