The public health emergency was put in place retroactive to Tuesday, enabling these measures under federal law.

Abortion information is disappearing from federal government websites, signaling potential changes in abortion under the second Trump administration.

Labor's temporary chief is Vince Micone, an official with extensive HR experience, and the temporary HHS chief is Dr. Dorothy Fink, a women's health specialist.

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team reportedly tapped a former senior health official from the president-elect's first term and a friend to top Trump loyalists to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr's chief of staff.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency for California to address the health impacts of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County.

As of Monday, FDA commissioner Robert Califf, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, Medicare director Meena Seshamani, and FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research director Patrizia Cavazzoni have retired or intend to retire prior to Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.

HHS Allocates $590 Million to Speed Up the Development of mRNA Vaccines for Pandemic Influenza, Including an H5N1 (Bird Flu) Vaccine

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday declared a public health emergency for California to address the health impacts of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County. The wildfires have devastated Los Angeles neighborhoods on the east and west sides of the sprawling metropolis and have so far killed 10 people and destroyed nearly 10,

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra made the announcement, following President Biden’s major disaster declaration. “We will do all we can to assist California officials with responding to the health ...

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.

The Department of Health and Human Services and Drug Enforcement Administration published a series of rules Jan. 15 related to telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances, including a special registration proposed rule and a final rule on telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine.

The role of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead HHS, remains uncertain as his confirmation hearing hasn't been scheduled. Kennedy has previously expressed support for abortion access, a very different stance from Trump. Planned Parenthood has more on abortion access and services.