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 ...

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) on Thursday grilled Department of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s ...

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

Democrats undermined public trust during the pandemic. Republicans can now reassure Americans that vaccines save lives and ...

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

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

The United States is experiencing one of its largest outbreaks of tuberculosis since the CDC began reporting in the 1950s.

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

The list of food recalls has been growing over the last few months. Why it matters: The Centers for Disease Control and ...