The U.S. health secretary’s motivation for ending childhood obesity apparently rests on military recruitment. Speaking at a ...

Feb 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is expected to cut about $600 million in public health grants to California, Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado, Bloomberg News ...

The legalization of cannabis and the start of retail sales of the drug in the US are linked to both a rise in its recreational use and concurrent use of tobacco, as well as a fall in sole tobacco use, ...

DC Health said people infected with measles visited locations in Washington, D.C. between Jan. 21 and Feb. 2, including the ...

Arkansas faces an increased risk of measles outbreaks as vaccination rates in the state have dropped to 89%, below the 95% threshold recommended by health officials, according to a medical expert.

Health experts warn of rising measles cases nationwide and in Texas as Nueces County reports low vaccination rates among ...

The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in public health grants to four Democratic states because they don’t align with the White House’s ...

The comments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director come as South Carolina grapples with a large measles outbreak.

Because measles is so contagious, experts say that vaccination rates need to be above about 95 percent to stem the spread of the virus. In recent years, the rate has fallen well below that critical ...

At least 14 people have died so far this winter from hypothermia, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

People should watch for symptoms, including a runny nose, watery red eyes, coughing and/or a rash starting on the head and ...

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