Health

Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been appearing in an increasing number of street drug samples and opioid overdose deaths in Philadelphia and across the U.S.

New Castle County is attempting to combat drug usage through a new wastewater drug monitoring system.

The 26th annual Gift of Life Donor Dash brought families and loved ones out to Eakins Oval for a 5k run, a 10k run, and 3k walk.

We look at the science of fitness, the evolution of cultural messages surrounding exercise, and how we can overcome inertia to start fitting it into our lives.

In Philadelphia, there’s a hole-in-the-wall studio that’s hard to walk past without looking in. If you go at the right time — you’ll hear it before you see it.

Medication abortions account for 53% of all facility-based terminations in the U.S. Recent court rulings have created uncertainty around future access to a key abortion drug.

Experts believe STDs have been rising because of declining condom use, inadequate sex education, and reduced testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The far-reaching ruling, which the judge put on hold for a week to allow for an appeal, could affect access to the drug in every state.

Nearly 50 years ago, Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam for motion picture filming. Today, he’s using his skills to give people more mobility options.

About 5,000 people in the Philadelphia area are awaiting an organ transplant. Some wait for over five years.

The state’s emergency order was first put in place March 23, 2020, as cases of COVID-19 started to spread throughout the state.

Residents in East Palestine, Ohio worry about the health impacts of vinyl chloride exposure. A similar accident occurred about 10 years ago in Paulsboro, N.J.

The decision to authorize a second booster is expected to be officially announced within the next two weeks.

Workers in the system and advocates for health care access fear thousands of children and adults could wrongly lose their coverage as a result.