9/11 rescue worker wants the world to see the toll the work took on her body.

For more than a decade, a unique gross anatomy course at Indiana University required students to get to know the family of the donated cadaver they worked on.

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

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.

For a product whose toxic origins trace back to a biological weapons lab in Maryland, Botox has helped normalize cosmetic injectables

A new microneedling technique utilizes a solution based on human stem cells to increase the treatment’s effect. WHYY’s host of The Pulse, Maiken Scott, gave it a try.

A labeling fluke and an international bestseller shaped our thinking about public health.

With only one FDA approved topical cream for vitiligo — finding comfort in one’s own skin comes at a cost.

Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick believes plainspoken information from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities, and some insurers are buying in.

Getting an ADHD diagnosis and treatment from online platforms like Cerebral and Done seemed to increase demand for the stimulant Adderall - but that’s just part of the problem

Telemedicine has revolutionized therapy driven by subscription-based apps, but therapists say they're paying the price.

What does this “breakthrough” actually mean and why some are calling it a ‘scam.’

Chagas disease can lead to heart failure and damage to the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract. Roughly 20-30% of those who contract Chagas may be at risk of dying from it.

Francine Wheeler’s son, Ben, was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. For Francine, it was the moment that changed

Researchers find that pandemic grief is on par with violent-death grief — and what makes both so traumatic