Elizabeth Fiedler

Jenny Leyh was 28 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She used to dread walking into the waiting room for ea ...

Most cases are in Northeast and Midwest U.S.  It’s the beginning of Lyme disease season, and experts don’t expect a decre ...

In a significant scientific breakthrough, Temple University researchers have successfully removed HIV from human immune cells. The ...

Scientists are creating meat without killing animals. Some people sink their teeth into a piece of juicy, bloody steak and enjoy e ...

When you head home after work and whip up dinner for your family, you could be dishing out food-borne illnesses with that roasted chicken ...

Shawnee Baker was in labor — and her husband was trying his best to get her to the hospital in time. As they bumped along country roads ...

A University of Pennsylvania researcher hopes his new study on peacocks could offer insight into humans. Researchers studied 14 ad ...

In some former coal towns, residents continue to hold tight to that economy and identity. Reporter Elizab ...

One of the first, big decisions parents have to make is whether or not to vaccinate their child. Vaccines are vital to public — ...

When we think about public health epidemics, smoking, environmental pollution and even gun violence come to mind. But what about driverle ...

The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has ordered all public housing authorities to ban smoking by 2018. Well ahead of ...

Many nursing homes try to replicate the feeling of home for the ...