Health & Science

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for managing childhood obesity, but the recommendations are a challenge for overwhelmed health systems.

The 1955 case of Doris Jean Ostreicher became a media sensation, and ended up sending a saloon manager and his wife to jail.

We explore this new science, and how these solutions are — or aren’t — working on the ground.

A new global assessment finds that more than 2 of every 5 known species is at risk of extinction. Habitat loss, disease and climate change are the main drivers.

In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday.

Researchers believe that white people are just as susceptible to high premature mortality rates as people of color in historically “Jim Crow” states.

Katalin Karikó Ph.D. and Dr. Drew Weisman Ph.D. won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine and their colleagues raised a glass to toast it in the hospital lobby.

Drug overdose deaths increased for the fourth year in a row, according to a new city report, including a 20% jump among Black residents.

Karikó and Weissman met by chance in the 1990s while photocopying research papers.

UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel shares his take on boredom and the insights he learned from his time as a monk.

The senior behavioral health unit at Suburban Community Hospital stopped admitting new patients about two weeks ago, nurses said.

We talk with Loren Grush about her new book, “The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts,” which retraces the history of the first American women in space.

Some people are finding pharmacies still don't have supply of the shots, and others are having insurance coverage troubles. Here's what's going on.

The announcement comes a month after the USGS found 76% of waterways in the state contain PFAS.

Scientists expect to get at least a cup of rubble from Bennu. The pristine samples are believed to be leftover building blocks from the dawn of our solar system.