He played the exasperated but well-meaning principal on the popular high school sitcom. He reprised the role in a long-running spinoff.

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

In mid-September, Fiji’s government declared a national emergency because of a startling rise in HIV infections. The country's crystal meth epidemic is a strong contributing factor.

Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.

Fewer planning careers in academy, nation, and more doubt value of Ph.D. amid policy shifts in funding, international students

Secretary of Health Kennedy accused Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro of fabricating measles deaths for political gain, then tampered with how the CDC logs infectious disease cases and deaths reporte...

How disease spreads and the risks and benefits of interventions are questions for science, not for ideology.

The nationwide cyclospora outbreak has sickened thousands, exposing more than a problem with lettuce or one food supplier, writes retired family doctor Jeoffry B. Gordon. Santa Cruz County has had no ...

A landmark partnership reflects a new approach to preparing physicians for Tribal, rural and medically underserved communities.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has several programs funded by Congress that lack staff to operate them.

Dr. Overton is a fierce opponent of abortion rights and a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.

Dr. Evelyn Griffin is pushing for more emphasis on wellness and prevention. She has also aligned with the MAHA movement in fighting government mandates and questioning the safety of some vaccines.

Defend Public Health has filed a new Amicus brief in support of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups in litigation in their lawsuit against HHS Secretary Kennedy's effective des...

The gunman may be gone but the people who fueled him remain in charge

Drug test strips are credited with saving lives, but a new policy will limit how funds can be used for them. Advocates of harm reduction strategies who responded to a mass overdose in Baltimore say di...

This proposed regulation is insidious. Political appointees would be given greater authority to decide who gets federal funds, with experts sidelined.

Jay Bhattacharya's interview ended up similar in tone to the one with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week on CNN.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at reshaping the federal government’s approach toward childhood vaccines, insisting that infants should receive fewer immunizations ove...

The president has pushed to narrow which vaccines are administered to children and split shots up into multiple appointments.

We're getting a stark reminder of what happens when you gut a public-health system.

Washington, D.C.’s 2027 fiscal-year blueprint reflects a debate playing out around the U.S.: whether opioid settlement money should be used to free up taxpayer dollars by paying for existing responsib...

Letter says agency is “adjusting its extramural research portfolio, which includes terminating grant awards”

Republicans are trying to scapegoat the infectious disease expert, even as they have gutted healthcare amid outbreaks of measles, cyclosporiasis and Ebola

The longtime infectious-disease scientist refused to answer questions from committee members at a hearing last week.

Some pundits are pushing a strategic alliance with parts of RFK Jr.’s base. Here’s why they’re wrong.

The vote for Erica Schwartz was 51-44, with Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as the only Democrat to vote yes with all Republicans.

The city wants to stop health crises before they happen and is creating a new service to do that when people call 911.

Steven Quay is in final vetting to run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Missouri’s cases jumped dramatically in the past week. It is among six states newly added to an outbreak linked to lettuce from central Mexico, sources say.

Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.

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RFK Jr. and Dana Bash got into a fiery argument as he blamed the host for the failings of public health.