Health & Science

How caffeine went from natural to synthetic and why we should maybe expect more of it in the future.

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed millions of birds in Pennsylvania, and farms, wildlife centers, and testing labs are bearing the costs.

Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't pay quickly.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro wants the hospital company fined for what he believes is a violation of court orders.

The state has launched an online tracker to provide details about the spread of the flu.

Children under 5 years old are the last remaining group of people who are not yet eligible for COVID-19 bivalent vaccines.

As the climate changes and brings more risks to the traditional farming schedule, farmers are looking for ways to make sure their crops survive.

State health officials say the number of flu cases have soared dramatically and are offering an online tracker to provide the most accurate data on flu activity.

Two new omicron subvariants have become dominant in the United States, raising fears they could fuel yet another surge of COVID-19 infections.

Rebecca Soffer wished she had a handbook on how to grieve after losing her parents, so she wrote one. She joins us to share insights, exercises and tools for surviving loss.

The new contract deal averts a strike for about 2,500 hospital employees who have been working without a contract since Sept. 30.

A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon falls completely in the Earth's shadow.

The New Jersey Maternal Mortality Review Committee found that a majority of pregnancy-related deaths from 2016-2018 were preventable.

In a statement, Delaware County officials said the decision to close the hospital is because of inadequate staffing.

There are 19 million veterans in the U.S. who have served in the armed forces. For many, the military gave them a sense of shared purpose ...