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An especially carnivorous supermassive black hole sitting at the center of a galaxy is gobbling galactic gases at an astonishing rate ...

Authorities on Sunday warned the public to stay away from the cloud that formed by a chemical reaction when lava touched seawater.

The legislation calls for providing Medicaid coverage for medications and counseling for tobacco cessation, not just the meds.

The World Health Organization also estimates that between 72,000 and 169,000 children may die each year because of substandard or fake antibiotics.

Curiosity, self control, grit and zest— they’re all character strengths. But what is character? And how do we cultivate it? Wh ...

We like to romanticize farming – but the truth is that it’s tough, complicated, sometimes dangerous work. Technology has made som ...

The illicit emissions are believed to be coming from somewhere in eastern Asia, but otherwise, nothing is known about the offender. It's a scientific whodunit.

Keystone First plans to partner with Lyft to help low-income, pregnant patients get to appointments.

As American farmers grow older, many more people may experience mobility issues — and need the adaptive technology disabled farmer Dennis Hunsberger uses.

Marijuana’s sober cousin, hemp, may soon become legal again. Scientists and industrialists are figuring out what to do with the super-weed.

Philadelphia student organizers want City Council to set limits on tests and require teacher training on trauma-informed care.

"Prices like this are bad for patients," said David Mitchell, who last year founded the nonprofit advocacy group Patients for Affordable Drugs. "They hurt patients."

Some fear the approach could scatter homeless drug users around the neighborhood.

An independent assessment of health care at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna finds fault with its 'sick call' process.