Health & Science

While the U.S. struggles to build long-term storage for nuclear waste, other countries like Sweden, Finland, and Canada move forward with plans for geologic repositories.

Pennsylvania law only allows physicians to perform abortions. Advanced practice clinicians say they want to be able to do the same.

Fishing grounds are being closed, but new technology could help avoid that.

The Commonwealth Fund’s 2023 state scorecard also graded New Jersey and Delaware as having a “better-than-average” health system performance.

Mobile crisis program supporters say additional funding will help to better staff professional teams and improve response times.

We unfold the never-before-told story of Earle and the classified operation that he was a part of, and explore the remnants of the atomic age and the waste it has left behind.

This injectable form of penicillin is a critical treatment for infections like syphilis, and could be in short supply for the rest of the year.

States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic. But that ban was lifted in April.

The legislation would direct DNREC to evaluate the potential benefits and roadblocks of offshore wind.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 21 at the Wellness Center in Yeadon, healthcare professionals will administer the free test. Health officials say early detection is key.

Xylazine is being mixed into fentanyl across the U.S., but who's doing it and why is a mystery. The government still doesn't identify and track new drug threats.

Homer City Generating Station will shut down by July due to competition from cheap natural gas and pollution upgrade costs. The plant was a major air polluter in its heyday.

Peripheral arterial disease is a serious health condition that causes blockage of blood vessels in the lower body that can lead to amputations.

Over the course of the next 18 years, Delco will receive $63 million in settlement payments. Now comes the tough part. What should Delco spend the money on?

Health disparities between Black and white Americans run deep in the U.S. Black people are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions ...