President-elect Donald Trump’s elevation of anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the department of Health and Human Services is especially alarming. But there is one hopeful prospect: Marty Makary,

Members of Donald Trump's presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization on the first day of his second term, according to a health law expert familiar with the discussions.

President-elect Donald Trump has announced these picks for top White House staff positions, ambassadors and department heads to fill his incoming administration.

The president-elect's choices to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, FDA and CDC, hold positions on issues including abortion and vaccination that are often at odds.

Trump selected Marty Makary to lead the agency. Makary has been an FDA critic in the past and has put forward potential reforms for U.S. health policy. Paired with Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, it appears he has health reform on his mind.

There was a lot of hedging involved, but it's still the most forthright the president-elect has been about ensuring continued access to medication abortion.

McConnell’s statement comes after a New York Times report revealed that an attorney linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to get rid of its approval of the

A lawyer working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to select top health officials for the next Trump administration has petitioned the federal government to revoke its approval of the lifesaving polio vaccine for children ― and he could have a prominent job in a Health and Human Services Department led by Kennedy.

Bumpus replaced agency veteran Janet Woodcock as principal deputy commissioner in February 2024. She was previously the FDA’s chief scientist.

CT is one of the easiest states in which to buy raw milk, which many experts say offers no health benefits and can be dangerous to consume.

Donald Trump's transition team plans to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization on the first day of his second term, citing the agency's handling of China's COVID-19 response. This move could significantly weaken global health initiatives and U.

WSHU and CT Mirror's Jan Ellen Spiegel discuss her story about CT's raw milk regulations and potential changes to come in a Trump presidency.