President Donald Trump’s second term has brought major changes to the Department of Health and Human Services.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has reiterated her innocence outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds.
Americans are feeling the strain already with less than three weeks to go until the expiration of COVID-era tax credits that have helped many people pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S. New government data posted Friday shows that as of last week, flu activity was high in four states — Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey and New York — and minimal or low in most others.
The Senate has rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
Sound baths are meditative experiences where participants lie down and are immersed in sound waves from instruments like gongs, singing bowls and chimes.
A new survey of Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollees finds that many are already struggling with the high cost of health care.
Organizers say that interest in local, grassroots initiatives to meet community needs has been growing.
Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup.
A public inquiry has criticized the U_K_'s initial COVID-19 response in early 2020 as “too little, too late.”.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing federal disaster funds and using the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
The British government has confirmed that a memorial wall in London created by relatives who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic will be preserved.
The fall COVID-19 vaccine season is starting slowly for Pfizer, with U.S. sales of its Comirnaty shots sinking 25% after federal regulators narrowed recommendations on who should get them.
R&B superstar Miguel is back with his latest album, “CAOS,” out now after a nearly decadelong hiatus, calling it his most “angry” project to date.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and has stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a package of bills aimed at shoring up food assistance, rural health care and public broadcasting in response to recently enacted federal cuts.
Andrew Cuomo is apologizing to New York City’s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor.
A British High Court judge has ruled that a company linked to a lingerie tycoon must repay the government more than 121 million pounds.
U.S. jobs openings were essentially unchanged million last month amid economic uncertainty arising from President Donald Trump’s trade policies and an impending government shutdown.
Sean Feucht, a conservative Christian worship leader, gained attention in 2020 by defying COVID-19 restrictions with protest concerts.
Fernando Tatís Jr. says he fell ill with the COVID-19 virus several days ago, which meant he had to watch the party from his couch when the San Diego Padres clinched a playoff spot Monday.
Four Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, saying the Trump administration has jeopardized public health by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as recently as last week, praised it as a major achievement.
Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. faced bipartisan questioning over recent changes to health agencies, vaccine approvals and other priorities at a contentious three-hour Senate hearing.
The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California have created an alliance to safeguard health policies, believing the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health and safety at risk by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC is in turmoil, with outside groups stepping in to handle work once done by the agency.
A Colorado judge has rejected a plea agreement for a funeral home owner who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses.
An internal CDC email reveals that the Georgia man who shot at CDC buildings on Aug. 8 likely tried to enter the campus two days earlier.
Many people looking for entry-level jobs are struggling to get hired at a time when economic uncertainty has discouraged employers from adding staff.
For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations.
Gunfire aimed at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccines is the latest in a string of violence and harassment directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic.
A Georgia man who blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him suicidal has been identified as the person who fired shots at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters.
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
President Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him.
The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it.
Dr. David Nabarro, a British physician who led the U.N. response to some of the biggest health crises in recent years, including bird flu, Ebola and the coronavirus pandemic, has died.
Moving at the “speed of Trump” is one of the White House’s favorite phrases, but when it comes to presidential travel, Donald Trump’s pace is about the same as that of his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden.
The federal government has dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines worth thousands of dollars during the pandemic.
Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.
A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines.
