Many women with serious underlying medical conditions like heart disease need birth control that won't make their conditions ...

Thousands of workers at federal health agencies lost their jobs this week after a US Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward with major staffing cuts.

Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the ...

In a letter, the Long Beach Democrat asked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to produce documents ...

Texas officials had warned local public health departments in June of potential federal cuts. (Via @TexasTribune) ...

CDC staffers worry $140 million in grants could fail to reach state and local overdose programs. The White House officials say the dollars will arrive but won't say when.

A deadly fire at a Massachusetts assisted living home on Sunday highlights the need for federal legislation strengthening oversight of such facilities, according to long-term care resident ...

The U.S. Senate’s health committee on Wednesday approved Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S.

Susan Monarez is one step closer to becoming the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A new federal estimate shows a rise in prediabetes among American adolescents, a finding that is spurring concerns about the ...

While the cuts in federal funding will have a crippling impact on the ability of state and local health departments to respond to public health emergencies, experts warn that the layoffs and early ...