With the growing body of medical evidence linking alcohol use to cancer and other deadly diseases, could heath insurers charge drinkers more?

A study underscores the value of physical activity. Researchers found patients who responded in a survey that they are physically active have a statistically significant lower risk of having 19 ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor H5N1 Asian Flu and for regional, state and local preparedness programs.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with state partners, continue to investigate an ...

Frederick McKay didn’t head to Colorado Springs in the early 1900s to become a dental detective; like many health-conscious hypochondriacs of his time, he was chasing the promise of Colorado’s ...

New York has experienced thousands of opioid overdose deaths in recent years. But public health responses appear to at least ...

Farmers will now have to prove that they did everything possible to prevent outbreaks before they can receive governmental indemnity payments. Also in the news: Combined bird and human flu could have ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to recommend ways to reduce health harms and limit the purchase of candy, ...

Medical experts argue that Congress should provide significant funding for medical research to combat bird flu.

Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.

It can take several weeks to bounce back after a bout of COVID-19, but some people develop more persistent problems. The symptoms that last at least three months, sometimes for years, include fatigue, ...