Health & Science

A researcher’s experience as a patient motivated him to find cures. He focused on cancers caused by the human papillomavirus.  

UPenn researchers looked at 15,550 patients admitted to Pa. trauma centers from March 21 to July 31, 2020; 8,170 had been tested for the virus.

Only one more round of giveaways remains, with the final drawing set for Monday.

At an online town hall, leaders discussed delta, which has become the most dominant strain of the coronavirus.

More than half of Pennsylvanians are not immunized.

Residents in the Dover area can get no-cost medical, dental, and eye care next month as part of the Delaware Army National Guard’s Innovative Readiness Training.

State, county, and local officials rebuff critics who say offshore wind turbines would ‘industrialize’ the Jersey Shore.

Confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, up from 11,300 on June 23, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

What does the brain need to be healthy? Doctors Daniel Monti and Andrew Newberg discuss the latest in brain science and share ways to stay cognitively fit.

The number of cases reported in connection with J&J's vaccine represents a tiny fraction of the nearly 13 million Americans who have received the one-dose shot.

Carney also signed a narrower public health emergency order to allow the state and medical providers to continue vaccination and testing programs.

Pennsylvania’s fracking disclosure law allows exemptions for trade secrets, and does not require drillers to disclose chemicals used to drill a well.

New Jersey has partnered with Docket Health to give residents digital access to their COVID-19 vaccination records.

The figures, released Friday evening without explanation, also showed an increase of about 60,000 in the number of people who are counted as fully vaccinated.

Is one J&J COVID-19 vaccine shot enough? Is a mixed vaccine regimen better? Here’s what WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk found out.