The deal comes after the Supreme Court blocked a controversial bankruptcy plan for Purdue that shielded Sackler family members from future lawsuits.

A proposal introduced in the New York Legislature could make it a crime for people to wear face masks to harass or threaten someone ...

President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to start soon after they were picked. But under a law passed by Congress in ...

The Trace shares findings from a new analysis identifying cities across the country that are using ShotSpotter despite averaging fewer than one shooting a month in which someone was killed or injured.

The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.

Advocates tell News 12 the rise in homelessness is due to a number of factors, including the increased cost of rent and groceries, creating more “working homeless” – people who have jobs but can’t ...

The Trump administration’s freeze on communications from U.S. health agencies is leading to another disruption: the abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings. The move covers a swath of health ...

The Sacklers have owned the company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, for decades.The settlement includes $6.5 billion from the Sackler family, with $1.5 billion to be paid immediately, and ...

A farm in the Long Island area of New York has been forced to euthanize over 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak.

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Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.

Flu cases continue to soar in New York, as reported cases have risen by 6 percent, according to the New York State Department of Health. There were 32,218 reported cases ...