Health & Science

Cases are more common in the winter as people spend more time indoors and in settings like schools, long-term care facilities and daycares.

Cities across the U.S. are required to find lead pipes over the next decade.

The Philadelphia region is now the marketing epicenter for the online gambling boom. With that, comes more problem gambling.

The refinery has received more than 50 violations over the last decade.

Road salt applied during winter storms runs off into the groundwater and emerges in surface water streams months later. Advocates say roads can be made safe with less salt.

A look at what happens when searching for the truth is personal - and the answers are not what we expected.

Bills on diagnostic breast cancer testing, GLP-1 medications, lead paint and breastfeeding were signed into law.

Investigative reporter Susannah Cahalan set out to find eight pseudo patients who'd participated in the "Rosenhan Experiment."

Black Girls STEAMing Through Dance offers after-school classes, training for teachers, workshops and seasonal camps throughout Philadelphia.

The lab is funded by alum John Thackrah and allows students access to live data for market research.

A federal advisory panel recommended stopping hepatitis B vaccines in newborns immediately after birth, the standard protocol for more than 30 years.

There currently are no federal regulations for microplastics in public drinking water, and most water providers don’t monitor for these contaminants.

A look at the transcendent beauty of life in the Arctic — and how climate change is threatening its survival.

New regulations on mobile units that provide medical care, food, water and harm reduction supplies in District 7 include limits on where and when they can operate.

Public health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, called for continued funding for HIV prevention and treatment programs during a Mazzoni Center event.