Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal data published Thursday.

More than 1 in 10 of the health agency's workers are being let go, including an entire new class of CDC Epidemic Intelligence ...

While the EIS program has likely been spared this time, the fact that its existence was in jeopardy at all highlights the ...

Administration officials last week informed CDC leaders of plans to cut up to 10% of its workforce as it targeted federal ...

Since 1987, March has been designated Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in the US. This month recognizes individuals ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., laying out his early health agenda, said he would examine childhood vaccines, psychiatric drugs and other “formerly taboo” topics in investigating the causes of chronic disease.

Yuka Manabe and her team at the Center for Innovative Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases aim to improve global health with ...

In 2024, the CDC worked with the WHO to respond to a Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda that lasted for several months. On average, about half of people infected with Marburg virus do not survive, so ...

CDC holds that vaccines are a safe, effective way to protect your health and prevent the spread of flu, COVID, measles. What ...

A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.

My goal as secretary here at HHS will be to create a culture of competency, of ethics, of openness, of transparency, of caring, and of pride so that individuals who share these ideals can ...

The Department of Government Efficiency fired the FDA employees who were responsible for overseeing the clinical trial ...