Three active fires in Los Angeles neared full containment Sunday, as the region receives much-needed rain that has produced ...

"This is kind of showing me that everybody's situation is different, and that everybody should be looked at differently," ...

New estimates show that 61.8 million people around the globe have autism and that the developmental disability is among the most common health issues facing youth. A major university is rolling out a ...

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American's access to ...

The Mexico City policy, or “global gag rule,” blocks U.S. aid to foreign organizations that perform or discuss abortions.

Kennedy, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, will face two Senate committee ...

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

The halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said one cancer ...

In 2016, ahead of the US presidential election, the National Academy of Medicine launched the strategic initiative Vital Directions for Health and Health Care—a series of papers on critical areas of ...

President Trump issued an executive order late Monday night withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO).