Health & Science

The Philadelphia-based company announced Wednesday that its recently-approved gene therapy, which has the potential to cure a rare form of blindness, will cost $850,000.

Psychosis is a set of experiences that relate to finding reality confusing or unclear. Not all people who experience it have schizophrenia.

The current Chemical Heritage Foundation will become the Science History Institute to reflect its broadening collections and interests.

There were no fatalities on commercial passenger jets in 2017, according to two groups that track airplane crash data, making it the safest year in modern aviation history.

Frank Greenagel specializes in addiction recovery at the Center for Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University. He sat down with "Morning Edition" host Jennifer Lynn.

Even in bitterly cold weather, homeless people with addictions are often hesitant to take shelter if it means going to another part of the city and going through withdrawal.

The number of people who signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act dipped slightly in all three states, despite Trump administration efforts to curtail the law.

Careful custody of blood tests and tissue samples is essential to the success of precision medicine.

The Mayo Clinic is building its future around high-tech approaches to research known as "precision medicine."

The site of some of the state’s newest gas wells lies atop a Washington County hill in Frank Brownlee’s backyard.