Health & Science

A 27-mile stretch of the Delaware River in the areas of Philadelphia and Camden is not safe for swimming. UPenn researchers evaluate how to improve water quality.

New Jersey's Democratic-led state government is considering legislation that would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for abortion.

Penn Medicine said Brandywine Hospital did not meet construction needs. Tower Health expressed optimism it could find a new buyer for Brandywine.

As Facebook turns 20, we take a look at how the biggest social media site in the world has changed our lives.

The CDC estimates that up to 86% of new COVID-19 cases stem from the latest mutation.

Visual trips to Jupiter, Saturn, the moon and more are available for anyone who walks by Brendan Happe and his telescope.

New Jersey has fined the town $12 million for unauthorized beach repairs that it says could worsen erosion.

The newly approved offshore wind farms will be located about 40 miles off the N.J. coast and generate enough electricity to power 1.8 million homes.

For three decades, Mitchell worked to eliminate health disparities and barriers to care.

Jefferson Health has started offering expanded neurology services in Delaware County, including neurosurgery and neurocritical care.

Last week, 25 U.S. states had high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses with fever, cough and other symptoms.

Billions of cicadas will emerge this spring across eastern and southern states as two broods arrive simultaneously for the first time in more than 200 years.

Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood.

Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that spreads through the air. Experts say vaccination is the greatest tool in preventing an outbreak’s spread.

We step outside the boundaries of Western medicine to explore those questions!