Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America and the same is true for Alabama. Nearly 15,000 Alabamians died from heart disease in 2022. An unhealthy diet, obesity, tobacco usage and type 2 ...

In 2022, chronic lower respiratory disease was the sixth highest cause of death in the U.S., according to results published ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Ohio has budgeted about $8 million toward tobacco control programs in fiscal year 2025. Why it matters: That's a tiny fraction of the $132 million that the Centers for Disease ...

The Trump administration is erasing environmental and public health data, raising concerns about transparency, research, and policy impacts.

Regular screenings for all patients should begin at age 20 and proceed in intervals. However, if you're at high risk for ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Colorado is one of the leading states when it comes to anti-tobacco efforts, a new report finds. Why it matters: Cigarette smoking has faded significantly in recent decades but ...

The World Health Organization reports that around 2.2 billion people struggle with vision problems such as near-sightedness ...

As thousands of web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites were taken down, Nebraska doctors were caught off ...

No, it isn’t safe to use cannabis during pregnancy. Cannabis (otherwise known as weed, marijuana and hash) can cross the ...

Each year the American Lung Association (ALA) releases a report evaluating states and the federal government on their implementation of tobacco-free laws and policies. In their 2025 report, ALA gave ...