Health

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted that he is in Texas to meet with members of the community and to support the state's health officials.

The latest death was the third from hantavirus in Mammoth Lakes since early February, health officials there said.

At least 6 children at a single child care facility in Lubbock have tested positive for measles.

Following Dr. Peter Marks’ ouster, other top officials have left or have been pushed out of the FDA division that approves certain drugs, gene therapies and vaccines.

The Department of Health and Human Services cut $2 billion from a program that supports vaccines for vulnerable children, forcing public health departments to lay off staff and cancel clinics.

Cuts to the CDC and the FDA, experts say, could reverse hugely successful campaigns to reduce cigarette smoking rates and curb teen vaping.

Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with each use.

The Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for nursing facilities and home health agencies that rely on foreign-born workers.

The administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBTQ-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter-century.

The elimination of the CDC's Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance team shocked experts and advocates who felt encouraged by President Donald Trump’s support of IVF.

Experts said a new study of wealth and mortality in middle-aged and older adults points to deep-rooted health risks in the U.S.