The American Academy of Pediatrics had called the department’s policies “irresponsible and purposefully misleading” and ...

The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the threat of disease outbreaks looms, and both the respiratory virus season and ...

Villanova professor Ana Santos Rutschman would describe the current state of vaccine policy as a game of chess. When the federal government does something, some states — primarily Democratic-led ...

These developments have prompted states to preserve scientifically backed services where they can: state-regulated private insurance plans, Medicaid, and public health programs. State policymakers ...

The shift would mean fewer shots recommended for children. But a Danish health official found the idea baffling, saying the ...

Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services uses its social media channels to promote Kennedy himself and his agenda.

Moderna’s efforts to advance its cancer pipeline “make sense” against the backdrop of a more skeptical U.S. government attitude toward infectious disease vaccines, the company’s oncology chief told ...

The acting CDC director adopted controversial guidance from the agency's advisory panel, upending a decadeslong policy. The ...

More than 25 health and wellness organizations will participate in an extensive community outreach fair from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Capital Area Human Services administrative office parking ...