America’s public health institutions made mistakes during the pandemic, but that does not justify the Trump administration’s ...

The U.S. could stop adult boosters for both tetanus and diphtheria, which are given together, saving the strapped U.S. healthcare system about $1 billion a year, says Mark Slifka.

Dr. Brian Christine, President Donald Trump’s appointee for a top public health position at the Health and Human Services ...

Pediatricians’ advice on vaccination hasn’t changed. What happens when the government’s does? For years, studies have pointed ...

Valley pediatrician Dr. Pat Bruno worries vaccine skeptics, including U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pose a public health risk.

The United States Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations was scheduled to hold its second hearing on vaccines on Tuesday. Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) expressed skepticism ...

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If Secretary Kennedy truly wants to restore confidence in our public health system, then he should let the science speak for ...

Losing the status is a far bigger deal than most people likely know, and getting it back is no fast or easy feat.

The growing influence of vaccine critics inside RFK Jr.'s health department is alarming public health experts.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, accused Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of gutting ...