Health & Science

Anxiety can feel like a buzzing electric current that fuels our thoughts and behaviors. There are the well-known symptoms — chest pains ...

Jumping at the slightest little thing can be annoying and embarrassing. Why do some people startle so easily, and can they do anything about it?

People can reframe their relationship with uncertainty and that can help relieve some of their anxiety.

About 100 health care workers at Taylor Hospital and Delaware County Memorial Hospital have unanimously voted to unionize because of staff shortages and low pay.

An AP analysis of government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of 853,000+ COVID hospitalizations.

Buildings are concentrated in places that are likely to be hit by a disaster such as a hurricane, flood or wildfire, researchers found. That includes urban and rural hotspots.

A new study estimates that life expectancy in the U.S. decreased by nearly two years between 2018 and 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her name is Freya, and she was tagged and continues to be tracked by OCEARCH, an ocean research organization.

Why are we falling short of President Biden's 70% vaccination rate target for July 4th? Also, the latest on the Delta variant and how barber shops are becoming vaccine hubs.

Delaware is still about 7,000 arms short of reaching the governor’s benchmark by the Fourth of July.

Forty-two percent of the 444 registered voters surveyed said that Pennsylvania should “definitely” do more to combat climate change and its impacts.

More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast it could cause yet another U.S. surge this summer or fall.

An on-again/off-again/on-again exemption means no special training is required for medical professionals to prescribe buprenorphine to up to 30 patients each.

Philadelphia is kicking off a new effort to help fight what it calls a silent killer among Black men in the city: high blood pressure.

Health officials are offering incentives and perks to close the remaining vaccination gap.