Despite calls from lawmakers and advocates, abortion has been notably absent from the executive actions in the first days of the new administration.

President Trump has imposed temporary freezes at the National Institutes of Health on meetings, travel, communications and hiring, citing the need to review protocols.

Employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were told to halt all public communications Tuesday.

Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk factors, a new study suggests.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has paused public communications until Feb. 1 as Trump appointees take control of health agencies.

Just outside New York City’s Central Park Zoo, not far from where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once stealthily deposited a dead bear cub, stands a bronze statue to another animal: Balto, the husky that, 100 ...

The ACIP-approved immunization schedules for children and adolescents and for adults for 2025 have been published.

Africa's reliance on World Health Organization support faces a critical test after Donald Trump withdrew the United States - and the considerable funding it contributes - from the global body. The ...

H5N1 bird flu has been found to infect mammals more extensively. Although there has yet to be evidence of human-to-human ...

Highly infectious H5N1 virus, also known as the bird flu virus has tightened its grip on the United States. For the first ...

Without adequate funding, the African CDC could struggle to respond effectively to health emergencies. He warned that ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is going dark, along with other federal agencies within the umbrella of the ...