Some 2.6 billion people in 79 countries are covered by smoke-free policies in indoor public places, the WHO reports.

American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry ...

During his Senate confirmation hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested he wouldn’t undermine vaccines. “I am not going to go into HHS and impose my preordained opinions on ...

Gavi is a public-private partnership including WHO, UNICEF, the Gates Foundation and the World Bank, and it is estimated that ...

Princeton University has named eight new members to its Board of Trustees, effective July 1. Gil Joseph, who was elected by ...

The case centers on funding for services Planned Parenthood provides in South Carolina, but the ruling could have broader ...

To compensate for tax cuts for the wealthy, Trump’s 'big, beautiful' bill and budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 threaten to curtail Medicaid, which provides health coverage for people with low ...

This year, a total of 514 companies across the country made Inc.’s 2025 list of the Best Workplaces, and 42 of them are based in the Washington, D.C. metro area. This annual list, in partnership with ...

The proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services slashes CDC and NIH funding in favor of the new Administration for a Healthy America.

The Washington DOH confirmed 14 detections of the COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, but public officials said Monday there is a low public health risk.

The UN health agency's programme budget for 2024-2025 was $6.8 billion. The slimmer budget plan was approved during the World Health Assembly, which serves as the WHO's decision-making body.