Houston Park and John Knox, trained firefighters, are also in line for roles helping oversee the nation’s emergency ...

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has paused public communications until Feb. 1 as Trump appointees take control of health agencies.

The new administration has reportedly asked federal health agencies to stop all external communications pending a review.

The Trump administration’s freeze on some government work and communications on health topics pending a political review is alarming the nation’s scientists, who say the move could delay essential ...

Experts say it's common to wait until new teams are in place but is a concern if it means "going back to a prior approach of ...

Agencies subject to the Department of Health and Human Services directive include the CDC, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration.

Employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were told to halt all public communications Tuesday.

All communication from federal health agencies will be paused until Feb. 1 while the new Trump-Vance administration catches up.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

U.S. health agencies, including the CDC, have paused meetings and communications, limiting public health actions. The delay, stemming from a directive by the Department of Health and Human Services, ...