After large drops during the pandemic, life expectancy in the United States should recover to 2019 levels this year nationally and in 26 states — but not as fast as it should compared with similar ...

The outgoing surgeon general will have to rely on Congress and the next administration to add warnings about cancer risks to ...

For Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the activist whom President-elect Donald Trump will nominate to serve as the secretary of health and human services, the solution to obesity in America – now at 40% of ...

Recreational cannabis is now legal in 24 states and three more could legalize some form of marijuana sales this year. But will the DEA finally remove pot from the list of the world’s most dangerous ...

The alcohol industry relies on the myth of “responsible enjoyment” to downplay its products’ risks while spreading misinformation to stifle regulation.

A new report from the CDC showed an increase in overdose deaths caused by carfentanil, an opioid 100 times more potent than ...

A recent University of Michigan study has revealed a significant decline in alcohol and marijuana use among high school ...

Teenagers in the US roughly doubled their use of nicotine pouches in 2024, despite turning away from alcohol and other drugs ...

But there’s no reason to think 2025 will be any calmer. That’s not just because Trump is likely to preside over a volatile ...

President-elect Trump’s threats of tariffs may need very profound analysis and work by legislators, business communities, and trade experts to avoid measures that harm USMCA and North American ...

Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in ...

The incoming president wants to punish Panama for failing to appreciate ‘the extraordinary generosity’ of the US.