Health & Science

Starting Monday, hearing aids will be available to buy over the counter across the U.S.

Here's how to find relief, using the latest science and a new generation of apps.

Emergency kits will be installed at schools by the end of October. Each kit contains several doses of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication.

A ballot question in November’s general election will ask Newtown Township voters if they want to raise property taxes to fund the ambulance squad.

From the archives, Marty's interview with Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet, for the 50th anniversary of her groundbreaking book.

As Smith moved up in the game he loved, the anxiety stayed with him. It grew out of control in Philadelphia — and when he couldn’t perform it spiraled.

In the early days of the pandemic, life on the streets changed. Traffic was clear, and the roads felt nearly deserted. Bumper-to-bumper c ...

Union groups at Temple University Hospital have been in contract negotiations since August. They’re prepared to strike if an agreement isn’t reached.

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave.

Access to maternity care is decreasing in the parts of the U.S. that need it the most, affecting nearly 7 million women of childbearing age and some 500,000 babies.

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia studied how exposure therapy can help kids overcome excessive anxiety related to their food allergies.

NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to throw it off course. The mission succeeded beyond expectations, officials said.

'Breathless' tells the story of the worldwide scientific quest to understand and trace the origins of Covid-19 and develop treatments to fight the deadly virus.

Sick kids are crowding emergency rooms in parts of the country and some pediatric hospitals say they're running out of beds.

Running is an activity used to improve physical health and well-being, but for members of Black Men Run Philly, it provides a sense of community and representation.