Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s panel of federal vaccine advisors is set to discuss and potentially vote on changing the hepatitis B vaccine schedule for infants when they next…
Lifestyle factors, such as regular exercise and healthy eating, accounted for less than a quarter of the optimism-lifespan association in the study, indicating that other factors may be at play.…
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna Shalala criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to cut back the department she once led, calling it an insult that puts Americans’ health at…
Utah has become the first state in the nation to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water. Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed the legislation with little fanfare Thursday,…
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the administration’s decision to cut 10,000 jobs at the department on Thursday, confirming that essential employees would remain part…
Office of Budget Management (OMB) Director Russell Vought shared his support for workforce reductions at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) while applauding Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for…
European institutions are beginning to target “scientific asylum” seekers from the U.S., advertising jobs for those who fear funding cuts and ideological restrictions from the Trump administration. President Trump has…
The Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of tens of billions of dollars in grants has state and local health departments reeling. State and local officials said the move will make it…
A growing number of Republican state lawmakers are introducing legislation that would treat abortion as murder in a push to give legal rights to fetuses. Since the beginning of this…
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) reintroduced a bill Thursday seeking to nix prior authorization requirements in Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Part D prescription drug plans. The measure is used by insurers…
The Trump administration announced plans Thursday to get rid of roughly a quarter of staffers at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), prompting a flurry of warnings from…
Hilary Perkins was the Food and Drug Administration’s top attorney for less than 36 hours before she resigned. Perkins joined the Department of Justice in 2019 as a career…