Health & Science

A Delaware refinery has reached a settlement over its release of toxic chemicals into the air.

Protesters slammed Joel Freedman, Hahnemann’s owner, for what they see as an attempt to encroach on a vulnerable hospital for real estate profits.

A new report says Philadelphia will do quite well compared to other places in the U.S. as more work gets automated.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has added anxiety disorders and Tourette syndrome to the list of medical conditions approved for receiving medical marijuana.

Dozens of prosecutors across the country are now backing Safehouse.

Government scientists predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny day flooding this year.

Area nurses, midwives and other medical providers said the loss of a hospital like Hahnemann that takes many Medicaid-dependent patients is unfathomable.

Drexel College of Medicine and Hahnemann Hospital announced a shift of most residency programs to Philly region facilities managed by Tower Health.

The researchers, who met decades ago, share a lifelong passion to stop AIDS.

The International Space Station is getting older, and NASA wants commercial businesses will take over so that the space agency can focus its efforts on a return to the moon.

A pricing tool embedded in many medical records systems lets doctors see how much each patient is likely to pay out-of-pocket for medicine. But the tools could be better.

The move to solar was important because after Maria it took months before power was restored to the area.

Ten years ago, the fracking industry was already booming in Pa., but people in Ohio were just starting to hear about it.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported the magnitude was 7.1. It's the biggest earthquake in Southern California in 20 years and follows a 6.4 magnitude earthquake Thursday.

We start the hour talking with U.S. Representative Madeleine Dean about her visit to migrant detentions centers and then, we discuss the role compassion plays in medicine.