Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, wants Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify about the recent upheaval…

A group of northeastern states and New York City on Thursday formally announced a joint public health coalition to collaborate on evidence-based public health, including vaccines, in a direct challenge…

A panel of federal vaccine advisers appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will launch a new review on the use of vaccines during pregnancy, the…

The public health world is nervously bracing for drastic changes to childhood immunization schedules, which would further limit access to vaccines, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)…

Susan Monarez testified for more than three hours Wednesday about her ouster as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after less than a month on the…

Tyson Foods said this week it plans to halt the use of high fructose corn syrup in its products by the end of this year.  The Arkansas-based food producer announced…

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) warned of the risk of Hepatitis B infection in infants on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting of a federal vaccine advisory panel during which changes to…

Susan Monarez, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said she was told not to speak directly to senators by leadership at the Department of…

Republican senators Wednesday attempted to undermine the testimony of former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez by attacking the attorneys she retained after being ousted.  GOP…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) got into a heated exchange about vaccines with former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez.  During a Wednesday hearing about Monarez’s ouster…