Partisan differences revealed during the pandemic remain, with Democrats 30 percentage points more likely to say they trust the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), along with its difference agencies and scientists—which include the CDC and FDA—to make the right health recommendations.

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.

When the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) transitions its leadership with a new incoming presidential administration, a thorough dialogue concerning vaccination for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) can be expected, a former USDA Under Secretary Hunt Shipman said.

As a polio survivor, I believe that lethal diseases will recur if RFK Jr. is the next secretary of Health and Human Services.

Why the heck isn't President Donald Trump doing something about the price of eggs? Is he too busy being mean to immigrants and transgender people?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised doubts about vaccines — but history shows they've saved millions of lives.

Almost every state in the U.S. mandates a rabies vaccine for dogs. Not vaccinating a dog against rabies is a crime. But anti-vaxxers like RFK Jr. have some people thinking the vaccine is more dangerous than a disease that guarantees death.

Kennedy is nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a position that would give him enormous control over public health in America.

Call for stronger action comes on warning of growing risk the virus will evolve to spread more easily between humans

Mark E. Getman Sr. has been drinking raw milk for more than 50 years — a habit that began while growing up on his family's dairy farm in LaFargeville. "We had a little pail that we would take right from the tank once it was cool and we'd scoop it,