A STAT analysis of vaccine recommendations in 38 countries suggests the U.S. is now an outlier.

The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11.

A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.

The challengers argued that members of the Preventive Services Task Force were improperly appointed because they were not approved by the Senate.

The US Department of Health and Human Services called off an upcoming meeting of expert advisers on preventive health care, raising questions about the future of the longtime, nonpolitical advisory gr...

Gilead announced a deal to get its groundbreaking HIV prevention drug to lower income countries. Notably, the deal does not include PEPFAR.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) today announced it has signed an access agreement with Gilead Sciences to procure lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable for HI...

The SCOTUS decision preserves free preventive health care and sets the stage for a bigger role for RFK Jr. in determining what's covered.

The challengers argued that members of the Preventive Services Task Force were improperly appointed because they were not approved by the Senate.

'Big, beautiful bill' would result in 10.9 million people losing health insurance, primarily Medicaid.

Growing case numbers suggest that the national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019.

DOGE's funding cuts threaten to undo progress toward curbing HIV, a former top Trump official warned.

The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.

We estimated IRR of 0.97 (95% range 0.93­-0.99) for a 10% relative increase in partner notification coverage. Our findings support prior population-level e

This cross-sectional study analyzes the use of 10 no-cost preventive services by individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance, which may be threatened by the upcoming Kennedy v Braidwood Supre...

This cross-sectional study analyzes the use of 10 no-cost preventive services by individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance, which may be threatened by the upcoming Kennedy v Braidwood Supre...

The United States can no longer keep tabs on drug-resistant gonorrhea, among other infections, scientists said.

In his latest column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman examines the implications of Secretary Kennedy’s reorganization of HHS and why it’s a sharp break from past efforts to reorganize the department...

The White House will nominate Dr. Susan Monarez, the current acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to lead the agency, according to a US Department of Health and Human ...

The move comes after a series of cuts to prevention and treatment efforts worldwide. Some functions might be moved to another agency, officials said.

Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...

A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

Dr. Dave Weldon was to have appeared on Thursday in a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee. He has close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary.

The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.