Health & Science

Everyone 6 months and older should get at least one shot for each respiratory viral disease, according to guidelines.

Environmental regulators found high levels of PFAS chemicals in fish tissue sampled from the Wissahickon Creek and its tributaries.

A look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults — how to spot it, how to treat it, and how to function with it.

Artificial intelligence can help clinicians develop personalized treatment options for people with movement-related disabilities.

From 2019 to 2024, 18 rural hospitals in Pennsylvania were part of a health policy program that changed the way insurance providers paid hospitals.

Behavioral health experts say more research is needed to determine the true impact of GLP-1 drugs on eating disorders.

A new permanent exhibit at Philadelphia’s Science History Institute looks at the contributions of alchemists from the 15th to 19th centuries.

Therapists say investor-backed counseling giants monopolize search results and pressure them to take high caseloads at low pay.

Kingsbury plans to test new materials for hydroelectric power equipment that can support the needs of modern-day grids.

The Pennsylvania Rural Health Model ran from 2019 through 2024 at 18 hospitals across the commonwealth.

Light pollution and consecutive summers of Canadian wildfires have made it harder to stargaze in even the most remote places in Philadelphia’s suburbs.

The Vineland Chemical Company produced arsenic-based herbicides and fungicides for 45 years, causing widespread contamination.

Bradford Regional Medical Center has served residents in McKean County for nearly 140 years, but financial pressures have taken a toll.

Modern research shows that breast cancer can be treated with chemotherapy during pregnancy with safe outcomes for mother and baby.

Over 100 HIV activists, nonprofit leaders and a city council member took to City Hall this afternoon to demand a reversal of President Donald Trump’s Medicaid cuts.