Health & Science

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.

Guest: Paul Atchley, Catherine McDonald, Russ Martin Why can’t we just hang up and drive? Most motorists have p ...

Scientists have discovered 12 more of Jupiter’s moons, bringing the planet’s total count to 79. There are 175 known moons in ...

The grant comes from a program trying to enlist more community-based primary care physicians in the fight against the opioid addiction.

Most hospital drug tests do not test for fentanyl — the cheaper, more powerful, synthetic opioid whose presence has increased in Philadelphia's illegal drug supply.

The United Kingdom is counting its butterflies — and will keep going for the next three weeks.

State scientists have recommended health limits for 12 species.

A Delaware professor is using a migratory bird species that nests in Delaware to predict the severity of the coming hurricane season.

The study adds to a growing body of research that demonstrates how where you live matters for your health.

For a long time disability meant one thing — limitations. Think about the word disabled: its literal meaning is broken, not functioning ...

More than half of suspected overdose deaths are occurring in the southernmost part of the county, and health officials warn it might be due to fentanyl-laced heroin.

The position of the pledge is ultimately to encourage global governments to take legal action to ban any possibility of future destruction.

Guest: Randi Hutter Epstein We blame a lot on our hormones – weight gain, sex drive, sleep loss, mood swings, i ...