Health & Science

Health officials in Ocean County say 86 people who attended a private event may have been exposed to measles.

China’s next lunar visitor Chang’e 4 is due to touch down on the far side of the moon on December 31st. If it succeeds in th ...

Angela Lautner knew her thirst was unusual, even for someone directing airplanes, outside in the Memphis summer heat.

Philadelphia has launched a new website where people receiving Medicaid benefits can find information about behavioral health and addiction treatment.

Many rural communities lack basic resources for substance abuse.

The world's oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross that is at least 68 years old, has laid another egg.

There’s a nationwide shortage of the new shingles vaccine, called Shingrix, which is made by Glaxosmithkline.

A PennLive investigation found problems at homes formerly owned by Golden Living.

School lunches are healthier than they were five years ago. But Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says schools need more flexibility in serving meals that kids will eat.

More work by a prominent food researcher has been retracted because of problems with the data.

Julia Chapman knows her mental illness played a role in heroin use.

Philadelphia officials say they are committed to a goal of reducing emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

After losing her feet and parts of her legs, circus performer Erin Ball thought her life and the work she loved were over.

Two people recount the after effects of breast cancer surgery.

Our bodies are ours, but how we feel about them is largely defined by others — by the things people say, the culture we live in, the me ...