Health

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal health official is expected to announce soon whether people with cancer will be covered by an aid program for anyone sickened by World Trade Center dust.

An advisory committee recommended in March that the government open up the $4

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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers are examining high-cost portions of the state's Medicaid budget as they try to curb the growth of the entitlement program.

Wyoming Department of Health officials briefed legislators Thursday on the first phase of a report on possible options for trimming Medicaid spending

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The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill today that will help ensure that Americans have access to crucial medicines and medical devices. The bill is also a model for how legislation is supposed to be done according to U

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Health reminds residents that smoke from wildfires can cause health concerns.

Some areas of southeastern Wyoming area are seeing smoky air because of a fire burning northwest of Fort Collins, Colo

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Following a possible Tularemia diagnoses in a local dog, Natrona County health officials are encouraging folks to take precautions.

"What we wanted to do here at the health department was to take this opportunity to remind folks that Tularemia is here

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They're called "grinding logs' and many such records at grocery stores across the country with on-site meat grinders have mediocre book keeping.

U.S. Undersecretary for Food Safety, Elizabeth Hagan, says through the years, and over and over again, they find themselves investigating outbreaks of food borne illness, "and we know that the patients purchased ground beef from a store that was ground at the store

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's state health officer is urging people who spend time around babies to get vaccinated against whooping cough.

The Wyoming Department of Health reports that Montana is experiencing local outbreaks of whooping cough

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has quietly told the courts that tossing out the president's health care overhaul would have major unintended consequences for Medicare's payment systems, which handle 100 million monthly claims from hospitals and other providers

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