U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on Thursday slammed a plan by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lay off thousands of agency employees as short-sighted and jeopardizing public health.

The Chicago Department of Public Health announced on Friday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has cut some of its COVID-related grants this week. This comes as the federal government cut $11.

So far this year, the U.S. has seen more measles cases than any entire year since 2019. Bird flu is raging through poultry and cattle, and a long-time critic of well-established vaccines is in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Twenty-first-century policymakers profess a deep commitment to “public health,” and they now apply the concept to the problem of violent crime in cities. When Joe Biden took office as president in 2021,

CDC deputy director of public affairs Nina Witkofsky is serving as acting director of communications following Griffis’ exit. The CDC is the national public health agency of the U.S. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the organization sits under HHS which is helmed by recently confirmed Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Gov. Maura Healey lashed out at President Donald Trump Wednesday over his administration’s attempt to cancel more than $11 billion in COVID-19-related grants across the country, of which

Across Minnesota, $226 million in COVID-19-related grants were terminated early by the federal government, leaving some the area's public health projects in the lurch.

The Health and Human Services Department plans to cut around 10,000 full-time jobs, drastically remaking the agency tasked with protecting America's health.