The Senate on Thursday voted to send President Trump two major spending packages to fund the federal government through fiscal year 2020 that include several health care provisions, such as eliminating three Affordable Care Act taxes and raising the federal minimum tobacco-purchasing age to 21.

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American Health Line rounds up the latest health care news in the states.

Fewer teenagers in 2019 reported drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, and trying hard drugs, according to recent federal survey data—but the research also revealed some troubling trends.

Amid rising concerns of a vaping-linked lung illness and e-cigarette use among youth, a new study finds vaping increases the risk of developing chronic lung conditions by nearly one third.

The House on Tuesday voted to approve two major spending packages that would allocate a total of nearly $1.4 trillion to fund the federal government, including health agencies, through the end of fiscal year 2020.

As the number of cases of a vaping-linked lung illness continues to grow, state and federal officials have found both legal and illegal tetrahydrocannabinol products are linked to a number of the cases, but CDC said the source of the illness remains unknown.

The Senate on Thursday voted 72-18 to confirm President Trump's nomination of Stephen Hahn to serve as FDA commissioner.

The House on Thursday voted 230-291 to pass House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) bill intended to lower prescription drug prices in the United States, and voted 201-223 to reject a bill introduced by House Republicans that was intended to serve as an alternative to Pelosi's measure.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a rare case brought by Arizona accusing members of the Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, of funneling out billions of dollars from the company before filing for bankruptcy as part of a settlement over its alleged role in the opioid epidemic.