CDC advisory committees not mandated by law at risk of being terminated

The health secretary's statements came amid heated exchanges with some senators. The health secretary's statements came amid heated exchanges with some senators. ​Health Care

“Medicaid is where most of us think they will go,” he said. “Medicaid is where most of us think they will go,” he said. ​Health Care

Republican senators told POLITICO they were undecided after Means faced tough questions on her vaccine views at a nomination hearing. Republican senators told POLITICO they were undecided after Means...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is telling senators considering his nomination to lead the government’s health agencies he merely wants transparency about vaccines. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is telling senators...

Workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told POLITICO that they’re grappling with lack of communication from the top, leadership vacancies and stalled progress – and the...

Federal workers, Democratic lawmakers, state officials and independent legal experts say keeping offices afloat in name only – with minimal or no staff – is an unconstitutional power grab....

Despite the Covid experience, nations aren’t proving more willing to help each other or to dig deep to help poor countries. Despite the Covid experience, nations aren’t proving more...

The loss of the CDC's drowning-prevention unit is one that water safety advocates fear will have a direct impact on children’s safety. The loss of the CDC's drowning-prevention unit...

With insurance rates spiking and Congress stalemated, professional advocates are swooping in to shape the narrative. With insurance rates spiking and Congress stalemated, professional advocates are swooping in to...

The announcements come amid mounting frustration from the anti-abortion movement that not one of the avalanche of executive orders Trump signed over his first few days in office has...