U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from the Nebraska quarantine facility where she is being held.

A prominent OB-GYN group announced a set of vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differs from what the U.S. government advises.

Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump.

President Donald Trump is giving his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has captured the internet's attention by wrangling two snakes bare-handed.

The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for millions of Americans.

The Colorado Supreme Court has ordered the state's largest provider of gender-affirming care for young people to resume medical treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he has no regrets about his “momentous” vote to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges five years ago.

It was a hurdle too high for Bill Cassidy to clear.

The Food and Drug Administration's top drug official is leaving in the latest shake-up at the powerful health agency.

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming have advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary.

Dr. Marty Makary's resignation from his post atop the Food and Drug Administration is widening a leadership gap that already existed at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats' efforts to reverse Trump-era changes to consumer protection laws.

Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration head.

Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.

The Trump administration plans to weaken some Biden-era limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials have repeatedly announced major changes before any new rules have been drafted.

President Donald Trump is reviving the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as he reintroduces a competitive physical fitness test in America's schools.

President Donald Trump’s deals with drugmakers requiring many of their U.S. prescription prices to drop could save the economy $529 billion over the next decade.

President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Nicole Saphier as his third pick for U.S. surgeon general.

President Donald Trump says he's nominating former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate.

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order as it tries to cut the number of vaccines recommended for every child in the United States.

Proponents of raw milk are pushing to make the unpasteurized product more widely available and easy to obtain.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is back on Capitol Hill defending the administration's plan to cut in half the EPA's budget.

Ron DeSantis is back in the national spotlight as he pushes for a new congressional map in Florida.

The Food and Drug Administration says it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being studied for hard-to-treat mental health conditions, including major depression.

President Donald Trump, known for popularizing the term "fake news," seems to have shifted focus to a healthy dose of fake math in defending impossibly large cuts to prescription drug prices.

President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants government food assistance programs to cover rotisserie chicken from grocery stores.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has concluded a marathon of budget hearings with federal lawmakers.

Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline.

A Republican senator juggling three roles — lawmaker, doctor and political candidate seeking reelection — has walked a fine line as he questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sen. Bill Cassidy supported Kennedy's confirmation as health secretary but is a strong vaccine advocate and has clashed with him over vaccine policies.

Animal welfare activists converged outside of Wisconsin Gov_ Tony Evers’ Capitol office on Monday, chanting “Free the dogs!”.

President Donald Trump has directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine.

President Donald Trump is more overtly leaning into some of the spoils of his office in his second term, drawing comparisons to French Queen Marie Antoinette from political opponents.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodged arrows from angry Democrats as he kicked off an expected sprint of seven hearings in Congress over the next seven days.

Federal health officials will meet this summer to consider easing restrictions on a controversial group of drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement.

Some U.S. water utilities are reporting that the Middle East war is disrupting their ability to maintain recommended fluoride levels in the drinking water.

Abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration's reluctance to restrict access to abortion pills.

Health Secretary Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ is launching a new podcast called “The Secretary Kennedy Podcast.”.

As a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg had a lot of hype behind him when he launched his congressional campaign in New York City late last year.

A California producer of raw milk and cheese products is recalling some of its products under pressure from federal officials.

A rural Nebraska family’s lifeline hospital now sits at the center of a national fight over Medicaid cuts.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could eventually lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities.

California is the first state to require food makers to add folic acid, a crucial vitamin, to corn masa flour used to make tortillas and other foods.

Health officials say nine people, including children, have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of E.

The U.S. agency that provides healthcare to Native Americans has a facilities problem.

Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means' nomination to become U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators grilled her on vaccines during a tense confirmation hearing.

Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other safe and routine care for babies.

A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he's overstating what diet can do for serious illness.

A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy.

A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.

The Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.

The Food and Drug Administration’s controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency.

Colorado’s Democratic governor is signaling his openness to granting clemency to a former county clerk who was convicted in a scheme attempting to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a request for new warnings on antidepressant drugs, and that's presenting an unusual conflict of interest at the agency.

Minnesota is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in an attempt to stop it from holding back $243 million in Medicaid spending.

Target will stop selling cereals containing synthetic colors by the end of May.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of the schedule.

Iran is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks lies to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through diplomacy.

Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of what she calls “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the next surgeon general.

More than a dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its changes to vaccine recommendations for children.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his support for an executive order that would aim to boost the production of a controversial weedkiller ingredient called glyphosate, even though it is widening a political fault line for the administration ahead of the midterm elections.

The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official.

Vaccine maker Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve its new flu shot for older adults after all.

The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury.

Health experts say the federal government now shares less public health data, even after Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ promised “radical transparency.”.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.

Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins has announced her reelection bid, entering a closely watched race that Democrats have targeted in their effort to retake the Senate majority in Congress in this year’s midterm elections.

Lawmakers have tried to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating.

A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states.

At a difficult time for America, Super Bowl advertisers are asking viewers to take care of themselves and others — and maybe even crack a smile.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors.

Health officials in New Mexico have said a newborn baby died from a listeria infection likely linked to the child's mother drinking raw milk during pregnancy.

A Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs.

MAHA activists who want to hold corporations accountable for harming Americans’ health have found an unlikely ally in a Republican-led Environmental Protection Agency that has traditionally supported big businesses and less regulation.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight cities.

Planned Parenthood has dropped its legal challenge against the Trump administration's decision to cut off Medicaid funding to its abortion providers.

A federal judge said Tuesday that a nearly completed Massachusetts offshore wind project can continue, as the industry successfully challenges the Trump administration in court.

Guinea-Bissau's health minister says the government is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country pending an ethical review.

International health officials plan to meet in a few months to reevaluate the United States’ measles-free status.

Fresh off an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Rep. Julia Letlow of Louisiana is launching a U.S. Senate bid against fellow Republican and second-term Sen. Bill Cassidy.

Providers, state health agencies and others are feeling whiplash and confusion after the Trump administration eliminated and then abruptly reinstated grants that support substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide.

A top Democrat is slamming the Trump administration for cutting thousands of substance abuse and mental health grants and then abruptly reversing course.

Whole milk is heading back to school lunch cafeterias.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The German government has sharply rejected claims by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that it sidelined patient autonomy during COVID-19.

Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children.

A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity and inclusion from Head Start grant applications and barred it from laying off any more federal employees in the federal Office of Head Start.

The Trump administration’s crackdown on the $12 billion Child Care and Development Fund, which subsidizes care for 1.4 million children from low-income households, has rattled child care providers and families that rely on the aid money.

New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar.

President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats.

The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including “race,” “belonging” and “pregnant people.”.

The nation’s health department can resume sharing the personal data of certain Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials.

The Trump administration faces a legal complaint from government employees over a new policy eliminating coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs.

Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, one of three grandchildren of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died after a battle with leukemia.

This story was first published on Dec. 30, 2025.

President Donald Trump’s second term has brought major changes to the Department of Health and Human Services.