Health & Science

Today there is a vaccine for this extremely contagious disease. But certain groups of parents opt not to vaccinate their children and that has led to outbreaks abroad.

Research into groundhog biology shows they have other priorities in early February than mingling with the people of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and it all boils down to sex.

A scientist in New York is conducting experiments designed to modify DNA in human embryos as a step toward someday preventing inherited diseases.

If you live along the Jersey Shore, you may notice a variety of barriers in place to prevent flooding. Here's a look at a few of the most common techniques.

Segregation in housing and education has had reverberations on health care and health outcomes for African-Americans. In this episode, we ...

The 7 Day Pledge links hospitalized Medicaid patients with primary-care doctors, reducing the number of patients who end up back in the hospital unnecessarily.

There are 140 people on those wait lists to get into state facilities, Department of Human Services said in an email.

Philadelphia officials say they will provide housing to all homeless drug users cleared from a camp in Kensington Thursday. But most shelters are already full.

Consumer Reports tested 45 fruit juices and found that 21 of them had "concerning levels" of cadmium, arsenic and/or lead.

If feds are withdrawing from PFAS rules, states will have to redouble efforts to protect public health, advocates say.

The Clean Water Act helped turn the Delaware River and its waterfront into a place many people enjoy today. But can the river be protected from future pollution?

Record-shattering cold, heavy snow and howling winds are descending on a broad swath of the U.S., the National Weather Service says.

Our Milky Way is one of some forty galaxies that comprise what is known as our “local group.” Two of our nearest galact ...

It's almost like a reflex — hard-wired in the brain. When something unjust or unfair happens to you, "your blood pressure often goes up.

Some New Jersey environmental groups oppose the planned dumping of material from the former Willow Grove Naval Air Station.