Health & Science

The announcement comes after environmentalists took legal action to speed up the process.

Researchers at Temple University will look at the effectiveness of the Chance to Ride travel training program and recruit participants in Philly.

A lawsuit led by Democratic state attorneys general and governors seeks to stop the Trump administration from cutting grant money to local health programs.

Federal agencies notified state, city and local health departments last week of immediate cuts to U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services grants.

The 2nd annual Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Autism Fathers Conference will be held April 5 at the Vanguard School in Malvern.

A researcher posed as a case manager and called treatment providers across the city to figure out how easy it is to get medication that reduces the risk of fatal overdoses.

Dr. Peter Marks wrote in a letter that the HHS secretary "wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies."

We explore the field of biomimicry, and how everyone from architects to engineers to medical researchers are drawing inspiration from nature.

A local Bucks County adult tested positive for measles after returning from a trip to Texas, health officials said.

The decline in New Jersey drug overdose deaths follows a nationwide trend, as most states are seeing a drop in deaths involving substances like fentanyl.

PA Groundhogs and the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education monitor for novel and emerging substances by testing submitted street drug samples.

A Department of Energy document obtained by POLITICO indicates funding for the MACH2 hydrogen hub could be cut.

Prospect Medical Holdings is progressing in high-stakes negotiations to sell Crozer Health, but no deal has been reached yet.

Doctors have to make life and death decisions for patients with severe brain injuries, but they can’t always agree about the potential for recovery.

Separately, more states and cities also are requiring paid sick days, which give people time off to deal with short-term illnesses like the flu.