Health & Science

How did UFOs go from sci-fi fantasy to the object of Congressional hearings and NASA research projects? We look at the past, present, and future of our relationship with UFOs.

The move comes as Crozer hospitals have continued to shutter critical services and lay off health care workers.

Eating organ meat is not mainstream in the U.S., leading to waste in the food supply. A doctor wants to change that.

The unions had said bargaining sessions had been scheduled for this week.

We explore stigmatized health conditions — how they earn their reputations, affect the lives of patients, and complicate efforts to treat them.

The newborn RSV antibody shots offer protection against severe illness for at least five months, but they may not be widely available until next year.

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.