Health & Science

The disease is usually spread through contaminated feces.

Maybe the short answer is: We need a better imagination?

Overgrown forests are one of the biggest contributors to the massive, catastrophic fires that are becoming more common in much of the west.

"Enjoy 'standing' on the surface of this asteroid!" Japan's space agency, JAXA, wrote on their Twitter post containing the video.

The newly discovered dinosaur, Ledumahadi mafube, translates to "a giant thunderclap at dawn."

A three-year study will investigate to what extent autism researchers include stakeholder groups in the design phase, and whether that affects what research is done.

Medicine, healthcare — even illness — vary from country to country. Those differences are driven by tradition, culture, even politics ...

Alan Yu heads home to Hong Kong to investigate the ways acupuncture is used in the medical system there.

Visitors line the hallways — even sleep on the floor — anxious for loved ones to recover. Noora Health trains overflow family to care for patients once they return home.

Disgraced former Philly sportscaster Don Tollefson is trying to pay it forward.

The Department of Health and Human Services says it is reviewing all medical research involving human fetal tissue.

Guests: Beth Macy, Aubrey Whelan A “bad batch” of drugs, most likely a mix of heroine, fentanyl and K2, kille ...

If you've ever tried to ripen a piece of fruit by sticking it in a bag with a banana, you've harnessed the power of ethylene.

Public health officials say dozens of people have been have been exposed to active tuberculosis at an elementary school in southern Delaw ...

Philadelphia wants residents to carry Narcan to prevent overdose deaths. But in the face of a possible emergency, a reporter found the reality is harder than it seems.