The temperature in New York City has reached 100 degrees as the eastern U.S. sweltered under an extreme heat wave.

When economic security is the sole driver, health equity remains a defensible and responsible aspiration. If health is the ...

Distrust of science is fueling such misguided proposals as scaling back critical public-health agencies.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. has fired two of the department’s top aides in a leadership shakeup, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.  Heather Flick Melanson, ...

Three Democratic-led states that led the way in offering free health care to low-income people who are in the U.S. without ...

A healthy environment is essential for human health; tackling climate, pollution, and biodiversity loss through integrated ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified in front of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce over the department's 2026 budget.

John Amuasi is Head of the Global Health Department of the School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana, and Professor of Global One ...

Dozens of ice cream manufacturers in the United States have pledged to eliminate artificial colors from their products by the end of 2027.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) tells 7News that the committee was terminated because it was considered “unnecessary.” ...