Health

[ad_1] In the midst of an epidemic, efforts to reduce the number of opioid prescriptions by changing the standards for doctors seem to work. Prescriptions in New Hampshire and elsewhere are down. …

[ad_1] The US Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that Massachusetts would receive more than $ 50 million in federal funding for treatment of opioid-related disorders in the state. The …

[ad_1] 0 Millions of American teenagers are smoking marijuana; FDA launches crackdown campaign within "epidemic" A new report from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that more than 2 …

[ad_1] updated 13h33 CDT, Wednesday 19th September 2018 SIOUX FALLS, SD (AP) – A South Dakota surgeon admitted to having mistakenly removed a healthy kidney from a woman from Iowa, but denied …

[ad_1] Florida has received $ 61.7 million to help combat opioid addiction, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday. The federal agency said the bulk of the funding, or …

[ad_1] Those who breastfed their first child for five months or more "have more children as a whole and are more likely to have three or more children rather than two, compared …

[ad_1] A mosquito in Massachusetts has been tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, public health officials said Wednesday. The disease is serious and potentially fatal, officials said. Humans can contract …

[ad_1] A man in Wisconsin who lost his hands and legs after contracting a rare dog-related infection says the incident will not stop him from being there. "I can not stop loving …

[ad_1] 0 Fifth Person Infected by West Nile in Jacksonville A fifth case of West Nile virus was confirmed in Jacksonville, bringing to seven the total number of human cases in northeastern …

[ad_1] The 2017-2018 influenza season has been the deadliest in years, resulting in a record number of hospitalizations and several deaths. And while the influenza season may be months away, it's essential …