Health & Science

Sometimes known on the street as 'K2,' synthetic cannabinoids are a growing problem in Philadelphia.

Results from an early trial give doctors hope that an effective treatment could be within reach.

In science and medicine, we often fail to predict the outcomes of our experiments and actions. The result: unintended consequences. Somet ...

Studies show that troops who repeatedly fire powerful, shoulder-launched weapons can experience short-term problems with memory and thinking.

An Italian team of scientists says it has strong evidence of a subsurface lake of liquid water on Mars.

The build-out of natural gas infrastructure in Pennsylvania’s state forest system has slowed dramatically in recent years, according to a new report.

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As it turns out, the chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent.

If you leave the tap on and bathwater floods your home, bailing water isn't the first thing you do, she points out. You shut off the faucet.

In Philadelphia, non-Hispanic blacks account for nearly two-thirds of new HIV infections. Yet the majority of people on PrEP are white.

Delaware is one of two states selected to partner with the Pew Charitable Trusts to focus on improving Delaware’s behavioral health system.

According to a 2014 survey of about 100 survivors of sex trafficking, 88 percent said that while they were being trafficked they had contact with a health care provider.

New research shows more promise for using AIDS treatment drugs as a prevention tool, to help keep uninfected people from catching HIV during sex with a partner who has it

The numeric pain scale may just be too simplistic. It can lead doctors to "treat by numbers," and as a result, patients may not be getting the most effective treatment.