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

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

What are the current CDC recommendations for vaccines? Here's the list from the government website as of Jan. 30, 2025.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s record of questioning childhood vaccine safety came under fire from a key Republican at the Trump HHS ...

An accurate new blood test for colon cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, has been reported.

Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified in a sometimes-contentious hearing before the Senate’s Finance Committee on Wednesday, and ...

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

President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to ...

Here’s why doctors recommend getting specific shots at specific times — as well as what happens when parents stray from that ...