The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $248 million to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as reimbursement for safety measures the state took during the pandemic.

Overseeing the FDA, NIH and several other public health and medical research divisions, the HHS secretary is a powerful force in how the nation accesses health care.

Kennedy, President Donald Trump's pick to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Senate confirmation hearings are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 29-30.

The work of the Department of Health and Human Services affects every American in many ways. Here's a look at the organization, its services and why that work matters.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

What the pause means is unknown, but NIH supports 393 active research projects across Nebraska, totaling more than $191 million. Alone, NU receives $151 million in federal funding.

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President

Kennedy inaccurately claims Medicaid is fully paid for by the federal government when states and federal taxpayers fund it.

Children, infants, rural communities and seniors are some of the groups Protect Our Care Michigan say will be negatively impacted by Medicaid funding cuts.

Trump's executive orders seem to be part of a plan to leverage NIH and other grants to force universities to end DEI programs

Detroit is among the 10 cities in the United States with the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections, per a study.