Health & Science

On this episode, we commemorate America's 250th anniversary, and we explore how science and innovation helped build a new nation.

Pepper pot soup was known as a survival meal during the American Revolutionary War, but the stew's African and Caribbean roots are often overlooked.

Researchers and clinicians say the shortage is due to limits on manufacturing and sales of the medications, and supply chain problems.

Mosquito and tick bites can put people at risk for contracting Lyme disease, West Nile virus and alpha-gal syndrome.

At a Philadelphia panel on HIV and health equity, experts pointed to gaps in education, funding and access to care.

A look at the lingering effects of serious medical events, and what true healing really means.

County officials have collected two positive samples for the disease from wastewater this month.

Einstein Nurses United members say they want the hospital to commit to safer staffing levels, stable benefits and other upgrades in a new contract.

On this Father's Day special, researcher Darby Saxbe talks about her new book, “Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives.”

Lactation consultants can only bill UnitedHealthcare for services provided to a mother, but not her baby, starting Sept. 1.

PGW agreed to hold public meetings on reducing its carbon footprint. At the first meeting, there were lots of questions from the public but no answers from the utility.

What “musical daydreaming” is, and why it’s good for our brains.

A heat wave may be the most obvious health threat. But infectious diseases can spread in a crowd.

Women in the study who were obese and taking GLP-1 weight loss medications were 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than other women.

As governments try to limit gender-affirming surgeries for adults, researchers looked at how the process can be better for those who can get them.