Alan Yu

An implantable defibrillator can save patients who have unusual heart rhythms. But some of them also need help to deal with painful and anxiety inducing shocks.

If you get acupuncture in the U.S., chances are you will pay for it out of pocket. Some acupuncturists say having standards for the industry gives more people access.

There has been an ongoing, broader discussion around displaying human remains, which has brought up some difficult questions many institutions are grappling with.

How scientists and engineers make parts for a nuclear fusion experiment at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in New Jersey.

Residents at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Hospital have joined a growing number of physician unionization efforts.

Even for the most devoted animal lover among us, there are animals that we hate and try to avoid, or kill: rats, mice, pigeons, invasive snakes. We call these animals pests.

Several programs that lowered barriers to health care and services during the pandemic are about to end, leaving patients and experts worried about the fallout.

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed millions of birds in Pennsylvania, and farms, wildlife centers, and testing labs are bearing the costs.

State health leaders are bracing for the possibility of “two epidemics going on at the same time” and are working on a plan to better track how the viruses spread.

The FBI’s accusations against Temple’s Xiaoxing Xi fell apart after he was arrested. He went to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Philly to hold the agency accountable.

For the first time, prosthetics manufacturers in the U.S. also own clinics that can recommend their products to patients.

The new lab will help health officials learn more about variants that are circulating in the region.