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, ...

The Trump administration is yanking $600 million in public health funding from four blue states — California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota — claiming the grants don't align with agency priorities ...

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

In an attempt to combat the state's high rate of infant and maternal mortality, the University of Arkansas for Medical ...

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 ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Health officials say flu season is far from over as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports influenza is at an elevated level nationally. In Maine, flu ...

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.

Nebraska lawmakers are trying to balance tech innovation with consumer protection - especially as teens increasingly turn to ...

The states, all led by Democrats, used the grants to support a wide variety of functions, including H.I.V. prevention and ...

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 ...