In the case of contagious disease, one problem is inadequate housing; helping ensure that people have decent housing is not ...

In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across ...

Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in almost every racial and ethnic group in the United States. According ...

Trump has frozen all travel and communications at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the CDC and the ...

Former NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan explores what Trump’s nominations of RFK Jr. and David Weldon mean for health ...

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...

An unusually high amount of poliovirus detections in several European countries in recent months has underscored the importance of keeping Europe polio-free, according to an editorial by ECDC Director ...

Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S. Experts fear a resurgence if lifesaving ...

RFK Jr.'s second Senate confirmation hearing focused on vaccines, Medicare, diversity, and science. Key Republicans were reticent to show support.

This means one in 10 new type 2 diabetes and one in 30 new cardiovascular cases were due to sugar-sweetened beverages, ...