Health & Science

"Getting a direct view of a black hole is the ultimate dream for a lot of physicists," as astrophysicist Adam Frank wrote for NPR.

U.S. health officials Tuesday warned doctors not to abruptly stop prescribing opioid painkillers to patients who are taking them for chronic pain ailments, such as backaches.

Across the nation, too, black mothers are three to four times more likely than white mothers to die from pregnancy-related complications.

Black males in Philadelphia have a lower life expectancy than everybody else. Why does this disparity exist and how should we work to close the gap?

About five to 10 reported cases of the disease continue to come in daily, but that number is slowly decreasing.

Across the U.S., many doctors, nurses and other health care workers have remained silent about what is being called an epidemic of violence against them.

New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations in one neighborhood for people who may have been exposed.

The organism, little known as recently as two years ago, poses a risk to those with compromised immune systems or other existing illnesses, health officials say.

The PFAS Action Act would force the EPA to classify these chemicals as hazardous, which would free up money to clean up contaminated sites.

Malnutrition is “an under-recognized problem” that may be on the rise among the elderly here and throughout the country as hunger increases.

Last month, surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital made a medical breakthrough when they transplanted a kidney from Nina Martinez, who has HIV, to an HIV-positive person.

The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species from Asia that recently showed up in New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, and poses big problems for farmers.

As more states legalize marijuana, some researchers worry about what that might mean for one of the country's biggest public health successes: curbing cigarette smoking.

Celina, Tenn., has long lured retirees, with its scenic hills and affordability. But a recent hospital closure makes the town a harder sell.

Researchers and engineers in American cities have begun the work of transforming their traditional utility grids into self-monitoring, demand-responsive digital networks.