The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Trump administration's Health and Human Services Secretary with a vote of 52 to 48.Kennedy will oversee about 80,000 employees with agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

The number of workers terminated by the Trump administration at the National Institutes of Health has been revised to 1,165, according to an NIH internal email seen by Reuters on Sunday, down from an initial 1,

Staffing reductions across U.S. federal health agencies-including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA),

The Department of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies — the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration,

The Trump administration fired workers at the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday night, health sciences publication STAT reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter. For investors,

Most shocking to CARD workers was the termination of lead researcher Kendall Van Keuren-Jensen, who was announced internally as the organization's next acting director and was expected to bring significant advancements to the research field. "It's just jaw-dropping," an upper-level CARD employee told ABC News of Van Keuren-Jensen's firing.

The number of workers terminated by the Trump administration at the National Institutes of Health has been revised to 1,165, according to an NIH internal email seen by Reuters on Sunday, down from an initial 1,

The first month of the Trump administration has brought chaos to US health agencies through mass firings, funding interruptions and communications freezes as the country battles not just the threat of bird flu but a historic measles outbreak centered in West Texas and the worst year for seasonal flu in more than a decade.

U.S. health agencies will delay by more than two months a decision on updating the definition of the nutrient content claim "healthy" that manufacturers can voluntarily use on food packages.

Volunteers shared personal stories about life with CF while urging members of Congress to protect patients and progress.

The Trump administration’s plans to reduce National Institutes of Health grant funding could have long-term consequences for the U.S. drug industry, investors said.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental and anti-vaccine activist, has taken charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with oversight of medicines, vaccines and food safety. Here are some of the policy positions he has asserted in recent months during Senate confirmation hearings and in editorials,