Health & Science

Environmentalists are applauding the commitment.

"Now, we can match those casings from one incident to the other, we can start putting those pieces together."

Eighty locations across Pennsylvania are getting ready to hand out free naloxone this Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Delaware’s largest private employer says it is increasing its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Officials with Christiana Care He ...

Historically, pregnant women have been excluded from medical research, because scientists and ethicists were concerned that experimenting could hurt them or their fetus.

The guidelines say all emergency departments in the state should be ready to treat patients who are already addicted with medications that prevent painful withdrawal symptoms.

Health officials in Ocean County say 86 people who attended a private event may have been exposed to measles.

China’s next lunar visitor Chang’e 4 is due to touch down on the far side of the moon on December 31st. If it succeeds in th ...

Angela Lautner knew her thirst was unusual, even for someone directing airplanes, outside in the Memphis summer heat.

Philadelphia has launched a new website where people receiving Medicaid benefits can find information about behavioral health and addiction treatment.

Many rural communities lack basic resources for substance abuse.

The world's oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross that is at least 68 years old, has laid another egg.

There’s a nationwide shortage of the new shingles vaccine, called Shingrix, which is made by Glaxosmithkline.

A PennLive investigation found problems at homes formerly owned by Golden Living.

School lunches are healthier than they were five years ago. But Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says schools need more flexibility in serving meals that kids will eat.