A new report compiled by the Marijuana Policy Project demonstrates that legalizing recreational cannabis has not led to ...

A rather historic U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal aims to make cigarettes and other tobacco products far ...

While prevalence is likely higher due to the fact that asthma can go undiagnosed and untreated, nearly 1 in 10 adults living in the United States likely has the condition per the U.S. Centers for ...

Prevention Director Melissa McGarry and Program Coordinator Kierstin Naumann said the grant will help expand their work ...

In the U.S., an average of about 900 people a week have died of COVID-19 over the past year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The coronavirus continues to affect ...

Kentucky opened its medical cannabis cardholder application portal Wednesday, Jan. 1. Here’s what to know about the process and limits. File photo In our In the Spotlight stories, Herald-Leader ...

If this strain of bird flu makes that switch and can start transmitting between humans, governments must act quickly to control the spread. Centers for disease control around the world have drawn ...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dubbed it "Disease X." National and international health experts raced to the scene. But because the rainy season made dirt roads hard to pass ...

A common stomach bug is surging, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the week of December 5, there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported, up from 69 ...

Norovirus cases are surging across the country this winter, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. There were 91 outbreaks reported by state health departments during ...

The terrorists operated in a command and control center in a building that served in the past as the El-Wafa Hospital in the area of Gaza City. The building does not currently serve as a hospital.