Rather than winging it when an unusual health event crops up, health officials take a systematic approach. The goal is to ...

The anti-vaccine activist could oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and ...

When applying AI to public health, great potentials exist for swifter, nimbler care and pin-pointed personalization. Its use also could exacerbate biases and the misuse of private information.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick​ to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised controversy on topics ...

If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would control the world’s largest public health ...

March-in rights are vital safeguards that allow the federal government to license competitors when the owner is not making a ...

President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services is sparking ...

Yet Barnett also brings up an economic issue that was not widely discussed during the campaign: Social Security. Barnett is fearful that Trump’s plans for Social Security will deprive him of the ...

It's hard to believe that any one person could “head” this agency effectively, much less someone with no administrative ...

In the case of hydroxychloroquine, for example, the agency halted ... protect Americans from disease outbreaks and public health threats. The agency has a $9.2 billion core budget and more than ...

As the body gets hotter, blood vessels open up. This leads to lower blood pressure, and makes the heart work harder to push ...