What Does the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Do?
If he is confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take over a sprawling bureaucracy with ...
Live Updates: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Begin Health Secretary Confirmation Hearings
Mr. Kennedy, the scion of a Democratic dynasty and a prominent vaccine skeptic, faces questions from lawmakers as he seeks a ...
Lead poisoning in children jumps 42.8 percent in N.H., health department report finds
People think this is a problem we solved, but instead, it’s a problem that we identified,” said a staff lawyer at ...
Virginia Department of Health reports first two pediatric flu deaths
Virginia health officials report two influenza-associated pediatric deaths for the 2024-25 flu season in Virginia.
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Pa. counties with their own health departments see benefits, new research shows
Most counties in Pennsylvania don’t have their own health departments. A study shows that matters for residents.
Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking access to reproductive health centers
President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership is curtailing prosecutions against people accused of blocking ...
White House blames "outage" for locking out Medicaid, Head Start, health centers from funding site
The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.
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2 Virginia children die from the flu, prompting warning from health officials
Two children in Virginia have died from the flu, marking the state's first influenza-related fatalities among children this ...