Health

The financial stability of Medicare, a critical lifeline for over 66 million Americans, is under renewed scrutiny. A recent trustees report has extended Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund’s solvency by …

A new survey from the healthcare policy think tank KFF reveals that nearly 1 in 8 adults in the United States has turned to GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic or …

In a significant move to address the bird flu outbreak affecting dairy cows across multiple states, U.S. health and agriculture authorities have announced substantial funding and support measures.  The outbreak …

The Biden administration has decided to delay the implementation of a ban on menthol cigarettes, among concerns of backlash among Black voters. This decision sparked a wave of criticism and …

A harrowing week for the city of Everett, local officials have raised the alarm following the fentanyl overdoses of three infants, resulting in one fatality. Another string of incidents in …

Every day, tens of millions of Americans are exposed to carcinogenic chemicals through something as routine as driving their cars. According to a recent study published in the journal Environmental …

Over the past decade, more than 320,000 American children have been forced to confront the ultimate loss: the death of a parent due to a drug overdose. This staggering figure, …

Recent laboratory tests have confirmed that almost all counterfeit Oxycontin pills, a commonly abused form of prescription painkiller, are now laced with lethal doses of fentanyl and the animal tranquilizer …

Hospitalizations due to vaping-related disorders have skyrocketed by 733% among children under 20 over the past four years, a concerning trend that now includes children as young as preschoolers. Last …

At Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, veterans like Dean Osborn were exposed to the dangerous herbicide known as Agent Orange, not in the jungles of Vietnam, but on U.S. …