Laura Benshoff

Can person-to-person storytelling help doctors remember key information? Two researchers at the University of Pennsylvania recentl ...

The Delaware Department of Agriculture has a new tracking tool to stop pesticide drifts between the field of different farms. The tool, c ...

Industrial fumes, old paint and now-banned gasoline additives are all culprits, putting toxic metals like lead in Philadelphia’s so ...

Move over EpiPen, a new automated medical device, brand name Evzio, can halt a heroin or other opioid overdose in its tracks. The ...

Philadelphia’s historically high rate of sexually-transmitted diseases among teens appears to be on the decline. The Philadelphia D ...

More than a third of children in the U.S. are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ru ...

For older Americans, falling is a public health epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are t ...

Sepsis, a serious blood infection, is a leading cause of death in U.S. hospital emergency rooms. But advances in technology are helping a ...

Scientists study the impact of pollution on peat for clues about the future of Earth’s climate. You may be familiar with pea ...

So far this year, Delaware County has had at least 12 heroin-related deaths. Last year it had 52, up from 19 in 2007. Local offici ...

For prisoners with mental illness and intellectual disabilities, solitary confinement can lead to severe mental and physical harm and the ...

The University of Pennsylvania has created a task force on “student psychological health and welfare” in response to two stud ...