Overseeing the FDA, NIH and several other public health and medical research divisions, the HHS secretary is a powerful force in how the nation accesses health care.

HHS Office for Civil Rights Proposes Measures to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care Under HIPAA - 06:25 Data Breaches in ...

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

U.S. health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health publications and told employees to freeze travel after directives from the Department ...

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters ...

Ethics records show Robert F. Kennedy intends to keep collecting fees related to past referrals during his appointment as HHS ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his wife, Cheryl Hines, will halt sales of her cosmetics line if he’s confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actor ...

All communication from federal health agencies will be paused until Feb. 1 while the new Trump-Vance administration catches up.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has paused public communications until Feb. 1 as Trump appointees take control of health agencies.

A group of Maine physicians is calling on Sen. Susan Collins to reject Robert F Kennedy Jr. as Department of Health and Human ...

Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert Kennedy Jr. confronts critics from the right on abortion and the left on vaccines as the Senate sets hearings for next week.

The Trump administration’s freeze on communications from U.S. health agencies is leading to another disruption: the abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings. The move covers a swath of health ...