Health & Science

When Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) first emerged on the national stage, it was hailed as a ray of hope. It was an intensive, interactiv ...

A number of circulating viruses are causing rising rates of respiratory infections in kids, with hospitals and ICUs seeing an uptick in admissions.

Boston Dynamics and five other robotics companies have signed an open letter saying what many of us were already nervously hoping for anyway.

State health leaders are bracing for the possibility of “two epidemics going on at the same time” and are working on a plan to better track how the viruses spread.

It is the first time in the program’s 30-year history that it received more used syringes than clean ones distributed.

Sharpless, a Philadelphia native who attended the Friends Central School, previously won a Nobel Prize in 2001 and is now the fifth person to receive the award twice.

We talked to experts to help answer some of the most common and confusing questions.

Two biotech companies announced last week that preliminary trial data show their new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, slowed cognitive decline.

Planned Parenthood says it will provide abortions out of an RV-based clinic in southern Illinois by the end of the year.

Unionized nurses, technicians and others at Temple University Hospital are calling for better security and safety measures to protect staff and patients.

An annual survey from CVS Health and Morning Consult found that more Black Americans are reporting mental health concerns.

To accommodate the rise in demand for abortion services, Planned Parenthood Keystone is adding more days per week for abortion appointments.

A smile, clean socks, a sandwich, a wound care kit, a heartfelt “how are you feeling today?” All of these things can be part of a pub ...

Doing harm reduction work can feel like walking a tight line between helping and enabling.

In images streamed as the impact neared, the egg-shaped asteroid, called Dimorphos, grew in size from a blip on screen to have its full rocky surface come quickly into focus.