Centers for Disease Control data shows 1,600 fewer people died of overdoses in New York from August of 2023 to August of 2024 than in the 12 months prior.

In instructions delivered one day after the new administration took office, officials at the FDA , CDC and NIH said they were barred from publishing scientific reports, updating websites or publishing health advisories.

According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Giants are hiring Marquand Manuel as their new defensive backs coach. Certainly an intriguing addition to Shane Bowen's defensive staff, Manuel brings a lot of experience to the secondary.

HHS, CDC, FDA, NIH -- to pause all external communications, including weekly scientific reports, health advisories, data updates, and other information. (AP) Meanwhile, the HHS website scrubbed search results for the word "abortion,

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month.

A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak transpired at the eastern New York facility.

When a pathogen — any organism that causes a disease — jumps species, scientists get nervous because its genetic makeup can reconfigure and become more transmissible or lethal.

Established in 1908, the Aquebogue site is the last commercial duck farm on Long Island, once world-renowned for its ducks.

UTICA, N.Y. -- With many regions across the country facing frigid temperatures, Utica, N.Y. shares the experience of cold, icy, snowy conditions. In fact, most municipalities named Utica are also enduring chilly weather. In the United States, there are 20 locations named Utica.

The coldest Utica today is located in Pennsylvania, while the title of the warmest goes to the Utica in Oklahoma. Here's an honorable mention: Útica, Colombia. Today, the South American country has a high temperature of 90 and a low of 66, with partly cloudy condition.

Plus: Moderna’s bird flu vaccine, Obamacare enrollment breaks records, and AstraZeneca’s new breast cancer treatment is FDA approved.

Indian Health Service doctors are reporting a sharp rise this winter in infectious diseases, including pneumonia, RSV and other respiratory viruses, flu and COVID cases, epidemiologist Dean Seneca told ICT.