Health & Science

On a rainy day in June, Kim stood in her house in Levittown. The room was unlit, smelled of rotting food and was cluttered with things Kim had collected.

Derricia Smith, 17, reflects on her experience with an elegant safeguard of the mind when it faces trauma, in this essay for Philly Audio Diaries.

Where were you on that day in July 1969? A lot of people watched, and say it changed their lives.

On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. It was an astounding achievement — ...

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.