Health & Science

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 ...

While infections have declined, the virus could be a real concern next winter, FDA's vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said as the daylong meeting began.

Payne saw the discovery of whale song as a chance to spur interest in saving the giant animals, who were disappearing from the planet.

Lawmakers in Europe have signed off on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence.

Despite the win, many services are still not covered, and this does not apply to patients who receive other organs.

Carlie Ostrom thought she had her life planned out until she suffered a traumatic brain injury and lost her sense of self.

The university is partnering with the Community of Compassion CDC to hold a series of health care events for preventative care.

Rain is expected to start on Sunday evening, potentially helping to put out wildfires in Canada's Alberta and Quebec provinces.

Horseshoe crab blood is used to test vaccines around the world.

Nemours Children's Hospital offers a 'Enchanted Forest' prom to give teenage patients a sense of normalcy and community.

Neurologists say the increasing effects of climate change could impact health outcomes, including headaches.