Health & Science

There's a lot of excitement around using psychedelic drugs for mental health treatment. This hour, the potential, risks and hype around psychedelics and mental health care.

At a roundtable hosted by Maiken Scott, WHYY and Mighty Writers explore how the pandemic has impacted the mental health of children.

While cases have decreased dramatically, there are still thousands of cases being reported across the world.

The Delaware HIV Consortium and AIDS Delaware hosted the annual event in Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, where both groups also offered monkeypox and flu vaccines.

Tom Mustill was sure he was going to die — that was the last thing he thought as he watched a humpback whale arc majestically out of th ...

Early demand for the new COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines is off to a slow start. Health providers and residents say It could be the new normal.

Just as with HIV, some people have been exposed multiple times to COVID, but never had symptoms and never tested positive.

On the anniversary of President Kennedy's speech on the race to the moon, we look at dramatic advances in U.S. space science, from commercial flights to the Webb telescope.

New booster shots have arrived and social distancing guidelines have eased but COVID-19 infections aren't going away anytime soon.

More than 30 percent of patients seeking treatment at Gaudenzia non-profit addiction this past year had both a primary and secondary substance use disorder diagnosis.

Officials hope to streamline access to the vaccines, and make distribution more equitable, with the help of a new online interest form, which went live Friday.

County leaders said the sharps collection initiative is a first step in harm reduction and substance abuse prevention.

Around the world, at dawn, something magical happens. As the sun rises, nature seems to wake up, and different species break into a choru ...

The overturning of Roe has prompted some people to seek permanent birth control methods, as doctors consider their role in educating patients about irreversible procedures.

What you need to know about the new vaccines and when to get them. Also, how the Covid pandemic has impacted life expectancy in the United States.