Health

The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world.

The court will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider.

A growing body of research suggests that preventing the viral infection can help stave off cognitive decline.

A new survey found that 11 percent of Americans said they could not pay for medication and medical treatments.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the agency’s money goes to hospitals, doctors… Read More »Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending

Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, pressed Dr. Oz on transgender care and abortion, and now says he will vote for the physician’s confirmation to become head of Medicare and Medicaid.

The United States was a key supplier of contraceptives in many developing countries. The Trump administration has ended that support.

The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F.… Read More »Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies

Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it — and spread misinformation about it.