Here is what we know about polio as a disease, its vaccines and the likely number of lives saved through inoculation.

Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services ... according to the World Health Organization, or WHO. One in 200 infections leads to paralysis ...

Devdutta Sangvai, former president of Duke Regional Hospital, was tapped by Gov. Josh Stein to lead the department as North ...

Here, we explain the facts behind several more of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims during his two Senate hearings as nominee for Health and Human Services secretary.

Laura Herrera Scott, a former member of the Medical Corps in the U.S. Army Reserve, was appointed to the job by Moore in ...

Today's vote by the Senate Finance Committee to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to the full Senate floor brings us ...

Magellan Health, Inc., today announced that Human Affairs International of California (HAI-CA), a subsidiary of Magellan Healthcare Inc., has earned a full three-year Managed Behavioral Healthcare ...

A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some ...

Donald Trump’s spending freeze isn’t supposed to be in effect after a court order, but multiple Head Start programs around ...

Kavya Beheraj/Axios Several federal websites tracking climate science and health care issues like HIV prevention and transgender care were down as of Friday afternoon. Why it matters: The sites ...

The second Regional Review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) in Asia and the Pacific opened ...

On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave ...