Health & Science

A look at the challenges of caregiving,, from changing relationships, to dealing with loneliness and burnout.

Founders of the new Independent Autism Coordinating Committee say they will act as an alternative body to a federal advisory group under RFK Jr.

Dennis Massimo’s genetic diagnosis and cancer treatment plan was coordinated at the new King Center for Lynch Syndrome at Penn Medicine.

We talk with productivity expert Chris Bailey about achieving goals, who says aligning them with our values is key.

Unpacking a year of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services -- vaccines, ultra-processed foods, and the MAHA movement.

Across the U.S. between 1 and 2 million large animals are involved in vehicle collisions each year, according to the Federal Highway Administration.

Advocates point to a Philadelphia program as a model for statewide grief support services that could be funded with opioid settlement funds.

On the 150th anniversary of the world’s first call, we look back at how the telephone changed the world.

Gardeners learn how to be more sustainable while adapting to climate change during the Philadelphia Flower Show.

Reproductive medicine and fertility centers are required to meet specific safety standards and apply for state licensure under new rules.

The county’s Reentry Release Center in Camden has peer specialists who connect people to housing, health care and other social services.

Severe erosion is threatening the Jersey Shore's 2026 tourism season. Local leaders are looking to federal aid to restore coastlines before Memorial Day.

The invasive Hessian fly spurred suspicions of biological warfare, threatened the new nation’s economy and inspired the nation’s first citizen science project.

The federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law last July, blocks Medicaid funding to facilities that perform abortions.

The state spent $4 million to remove hazards at 30 homes. There’s only enough cash left to do work at a tiny fraction of contaminated properties.