Life Extension reports women live 5.4 years longer than men due to biological and behavioral factors, but men can narrow this gap with lifestyle changes.
In late June, when the New Hampshire Legislature passed its two-year budget, it imposed a roughly $51 million cut to the Department of Health and Human Services. This week, the department told the Executive Council it would reduce several of its contracts by millions of dollars. The “back-of-the-budget cut” mandated by the Legislature gave officials […]
When Kelly Ayotte assumed the governor’s office in January, the Republican did so with an undeniable political advantage: a state House and Senate with firm Republican majorities to back her policies. But despite her party’s dominance, the governor’s approach to politics has at times clashed with the more socially and fiscally conservative approaches of lawmakers […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, on Dec. 2 launched a communit…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, launched on Dec. 2 a communi…
Drug deaths in New Hampshire fell 33.4% from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the New Hampshire Drug Monitoring Initiative. That’s the largest single-year decrease in over a decade. It also represents significant progress from the peak of the opioid epidemic, in which New Hampshire was among the hardest-hit states. Other states are also […]
Researchers found that abusers use a mix of intense affection and emotional cruelty to generate a deep psychological hold that can feel like an “addiction.”
Scientists say weight loss drugs such as Ozempic have shown "promise" in treating alcoholism and narcotic disorders.
Harrisburg, Pa. — Pa. Representatives Jamie Flick and Arvind Venkat have teamed up to tackle stimulant use disorder, a growing problem that includes cocaine and methamphetamine use. The two representatives have announced plans to introduce bipartisan legislation to provide funding for contingency management — a type of behavioral therapy that has proven highly effective in treating stimulant use disorders.
