Health & Science

Researchers have found that the global gag rule has actually made women in sub-Saharan Africa twice as likely to have an abortion.

Let's imagined that we've ended global warming. Humans are no longer releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Here's what life is like in a zero-carbon world.

The Last Stop is a recovery house that offers free rehabilitation services for those suffering from addition. But it's run into conflicts with the city. Can it survive?

Between 2009 and 2017 the wholesale price of a single vial of Humalog, the Eli Lilly and Company-manufactured insulin Gilmer uses, nearly tripled.

Imagine what might happen if the government itself had embraced an official anti-vaccine policy.

A local prevention-navigation supervisor says the drug “has not been marketed to women, to African-American women, as a priority.”

The university is preparing, in case there are more cases of the flulike illness as students return from spring break. Current policy doesn’t require them to be vaccinated.

Scientists hope to genetically modify microbes from the human microbiome to treat a range of diseases, including digestive disorders.

Pennsylvania is looking for new ways to fight the invasive spotted lanternfly, nearly five years after it was first discovered in Berks County.

The Atacama desert in Chile is one of the most arid places on the planet – averaging less than one inch of rainfall per year! High ...

French journalist Jacques Tiziou left behind thousands of collectors’ items related to space travel. His son is cataloguing the artifacts, and hopes to share them.

Facebook announced on Thursday it is taking steps to combat the spread of anti-vaccine information across the social media platform.

At the Tokyo Public Bayshore Disaster Prevention Park, learn how to survive without electricity, running water, heat, or air conditioning for 72 hours.

Earthquakes, storms, fires, disease — they sweep into our communities, often unexpectedly. They don’t happen often, but when they do, ...

One health plan from a well-known insurer promises lower premiums — but warns that consumers may need to file their own claims and negotiate over charges from hospitals.