The country’s top doctor is sounding the alarm about the link between drinking alcohol and increased cancer risks.

The surgeon general’s report said the lifetime risk of developing any alcohol-related cancer jumped to 19 percent (19 of 100 ...

Alabama is one of six states in the U.S. with the highest level of influenza-like cases, according to CDC data.

The U.S. surgeon general called for cancer warnings on alcohol on Friday, citing that one in six breast cancer cases is tied to alcohol use.

Alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity. It contributes ...

The doctors are threatening to strike at four facilities run by NYC Health and Hospitals: Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, ...

Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday about alcohol and cancer risk and called for changes to beverage warning labels.

Once again, sheltered laptop-class doctors are treating children's health as a parlor game to advance their political objectives.

Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency as the virus continues to infect dairy herds across the country — including more ...

Feeling under the weather? Local health officials are tracking a variety of viruses making rounds in the community right now.

Health officials in Maricopa County, Arizona, have detected evidence of avian influenza A (H5), commonly known as bird flu, ...

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