Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.

The secretary of Health and Human Services is a member of the president’s cabinet of advisers, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. The secretary advises the ...

The Trump administration has promised an overhaul of various government agencies. What will happen to the Health Department?

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications ...

Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for contributing to a deadly measles outbreak in ...

Don Dempsey reportedly in frame to serve as Office of Management and Budget’s leading health offical, a role that would hand him sweeping powers to rein in Kennedy’s ambitions ...

Gov. Maura Healey announced plans to close the state-run Pocasset Mental Health Center and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital in Canton as part of her fiscal 2026 budget. The governor also intends to ...

President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders and other actions on health care soon after reentering office. Other than signaling he intends to reverse many of Joe Biden’s moves, the ...

A major part of Kennedy’s platform seeks to reverse the chronic disease epidemic in the U.S., promoted by the slogan “Make ...

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to continue to receive referral fees from a law firm that is suing pharma powerhouse Merck & Co. | ...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awards $1 million in planning grants to 14 states for mental health and substance abuse care.