Health & Science

A celebration of muscles — from their beauty and biology, to the history of how weightlifting went mainstream.

Prospect Medical Holdings closed Taylor Hospital in April. The former Crozer Health hospital now has a new owner.

New results from a clinical trial show that existing drugs can successfully kill dormant breast cancer cells, thereby reducing lifetime risk of recurrence.

An exploration of the mysteries of attraction and the science of optimizing online dating.

Older adult volunteers at Lutheran Settlement House make up more than half of all volunteer hours across the organization.

Tracing the history of our obsession with Mars, from modern efforts to colonize to belief in a Martian civilization.

Concerns about impacts to the environment and energy demand swirl around a proposed 1.2-gigawatt data center planned for Delaware City.

Pennsylvania pharmacies can now refer to major medical organizations for COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the absence of CDC guidance.

Legionnaires’ disease was named after a large outbreak in Philadelphia sickened hundreds of American Legion veterans in the summer of 1976.

Utilizando datos de 3,492 pacientes, un estudio de ChristianaCare encontró focos críticos de cáncer de mama en Wilmington y Middletown.

The research shows athletic experience leads to young women being comfortable in showcasing leadership traits.

Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, were under water quality advisories this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste.

You might look at the Schuylkill River and think it's too dirty to jump in. Contamination is a problem, but some advocates say Philly rivers are safer than some may realize.

It’s something we’ve all said to ourselves at some time or other: “I just have to get through this week” — as if next week will ...

The FDA approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for people 65 and older and younger adults and children with underlying medical conditions.