Health & Science

Four longstanding pediatric offices will close June 30 and three others will become part of the True North Pediatrics group, based in Pennsylvania.

Forty years later, a look back at what caused the Chernobyl disaster, and its continued impact on nuclear safety.

Lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday on a resolution that pits the state Legislature against Gov. Mikie Sherrill over climate-driven flood rules.

Proposed NIH cuts in the Trump administration's budget are again getting bipartisan pushback in Congress. Can the US maintain a global edge if researchers are left scrambling?

Five decades after the original Earth Day, some Pennsylvania species are still at extreme risk.

Unfit for pantry shelves, hundreds of pounds of produce are redirected to a Jamison farm, where the chickens’ “salad bar” curbs waste, cuts costs and helps fight hunger.

David Vahos, PECO president and CEO, will become “special advisor” to parent company Exelon’s CEO.

Pennsylvania has awarded more than $17 million in grants to 89 state projects to improve water quality and support trout.

Medically tailored meals are informed by dietitians who evaluate recipes and match them to nutrition needs for diabetes, cancer and other diseases.

Since 2015, kratom poisonings have surged by 1,200%, according to a recent report.

This comes as more researchers, and even some lawyers and public officials, are comparing the harmful effects of ultra-processed food and tobacco.

PECO made record profits in 2025 after a recent rate hike. Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro had called the new proposal “pure greed.”

A discussion with NPR’s Michaeleen Doucleff about dopamine, and escaping the vicious cycle of chasing pleasure.

Chariot Allaire Partners says it is in discussions with two to three “major academic medical centers” in the Philly region to run the vacant hospital.

Proponents of community solar energy say the initiative is a solution to rising costs of electricity.