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Cuts to the CDC and FDA, experts say, could reverse hugely successful campaigns to cut cigarette smoking rates and curb teen vaping.

The Department of Health and Human Services cut $2 billion from a program that supports vaccines for vulnerable children, forcing public health departments to lay off staff and cancel clinics.

Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off of cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with each use.

The Trump administration's anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for nursing facilities and home health agencies that rely on foreign-born workers.

The administration's cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBTQ-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter century.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out an appeals court ruling that found the FDA unlawfully handled approval requests made by vape manufacturers. The FDA has rejected applications for more than a million nicotine products formulated to taste like ...

A new study suggests that getting vaccinated against shingles not only lowers the risk of infection but may also offer some protection against dementia. The new research found that people who got the original shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to ...

The elimination of the CDC's Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance team shocked experts and advocates who felt encouraged by President Donald Trump's support of IVF.

Experts said a new study of wealth and mortality in middle-aged and older adults points to deep-rooted health risks in the U.S.

The lawsuit says that NIH has canceled more than 670 research grants, which were due more than $1.1 billion in funding.