The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a policy shift to restore compliance with federal law and ensure that taxpayer-funded program benefits that are meant for American ...

After federal judges blocked HHS’ 340B rebate pilot program from taking effect Jan. 1, HHS is discussing whether to reconsider the drug manufacturers’ plans, according to court documents. On Jan. 7, ...

The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated by the HHS, which could limit access to valuable resources to help people quit smoking. MJimages/Getty Images Smoking and tobacco use in the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to ...

The Department of Health and Human Services awarded about $900 million to states and localities in fiscal year 2024 through two emergency preparedness programs. One helps public health departments ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new policy on Thursday that would effectively bar migrants in the United States illegally from accessing certain federal ...

The firefighter health program was researching firefighters’ chemical exposures in electric vehicle fires — a first step to developing protective equipment. Tim Ferretti was looking forward to burning ...

A backlog in HHS’ J-1 waiver program could force hundreds of foreign-trained doctors to leave the U.S. if applications aren’t ...

Firings have begun, with thousands of termination notices going out this week. While there have been numerous reports about where many of the staffing cuts were made, we are still taking stock of the ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as President Donald Trump speaks at an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in ...