Health & Science

Andrea Avery was a piano whiz kid until she developed rheumatoid arthritis at age 12. The disease symptoms can leave her feeling able-bodied one day, disabled the next.

Matt Roda of Lancaster County was a junior in high school when a single hockey game changed his entire life.

Since 2008, the number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome has doubled in the Garden State.

Guest: Menno Schilthuizen Our fast-paced crowded cities aren’t just impacting our lives, they are shaping anima ...

In the U.S., we’re engaging in a method of eugenics by reducing populations of babies prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Pennsylvania announced approval of $25 million in funding for cleanup of abandoned mines at 12 sites around the state.

Delaware's flu season is not over as evidenced by three new flu-related deaths reported by the Delaware Division of Public Health.

Astronomers have detected a galaxy that seems to be devoid of dark matter. That possibility has theorists re-evaluating gravity’s r ...

Hospitals around the country are looking at whether patients need so many opioids prescriptions. It turns out most of them don't.

Dozens of members of Congress have called for a thorough investigation.

Shanti Gamper-Rabindran a University of Pittsburgh professor and editor of The Shale Dilemma, sat down for an interview about the topic.

On this episode, we explore one of our most important and amazing human tools. What does neuroscience tell us about how language works, a ...

The medicine is now available at retail pharmacies in most states without a prescription.

A new nutrition course for students at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine meets in the kitchen.