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The plans from the Department of Health and Human Services come on the heels of criticism Ozempic and other weight loss medications received by RFK Jr.

The Biden administration gave a six-figure grant to Drexel University so its researchers could conduct interviews with transgender people living in India.

Jay Bhattacharya is the top candidate for the high-level position in an agency that oversees biomedical research in the United States.

Polis's concern about corporate influence polluting decision-making at federal agencies has been echoed by Kennedy.

People who fear they will lose access to abortion are attempting not to conceive children, prompting a rise in surgical, implant, and pill-based contraception.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo advised local governments to remove fluoride from drinking water due to negative neurodevelopmental effects on children during pregnancy.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long history of attacking food dyes, seed oils, and the pesticide glyphosate that will likely continue if he becomes HHS secretary.

As Kennedy looks to overhaul one of the country's largest health bureaucracies, his concerns over fluoride appear to be gaining traction across the country.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is taking a whole-of-government approach to tackle social media's negative mental health effects on children and teenagers.

A new surgeon general report finds that anti-smoking efforts have been less successful among poor people and minorities.