Viewpoint: How the Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America's health
The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American's access to ...
A look at changes at US health agencies in the 1st week of the new Trump administration
President Donald Trump's first week in office came with big changes to U.S. health agencies, including the pausing of all ...
Flu is rising nationwide, CDC reports, with spikes in ER visits
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released some new flu data to the public on Friday, despite the Trump ...
The Lancet1d
Wildfires and health: building resilience in Los Angeles’ climate crisis
As wildfires rage across Los Angeles (CA, USA), the region's health systems are confronting an extraordinary test, exposing vulnerabilities that demand urgent attention. The crisis has revealed not ...
Becker's Hospital Review1d
Healthcare groups push back on WHO exit
Healthcare groups representing physicians, nurses and infection control professionals are criticizing President Donald Trump's plans to remove the U.S. as a member of the World Health Organization, ...
Health researchers concerned about pause for public health communications
Staff members at agencies inside HHS, including officials at the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control ...
What a U.S. exit from the WHO means for global health
By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump's new executive orders endanger Americans and ...
FDA pauses updates on food-borne outbreak probes as health agencies regroup on communications
The Trump administration's "short pause" on communications, expected to end on Feb. 1, has affected FDA updates on food ...
WBUR1d
For some Boston neighborhoods, heat advisories come too late
Data from climate sensors installed around Boston indicated dangerously high heat and humidity in some places even before ...
The Lancet1d
Leadership roles in response to mpox and Marburg virus disease outbreaks
Public health emergencies demand decisive leadership, proactive capacities, and swift, coordinated responses to mitigate their impacts on lives, livelihoods, and economies, particularly in Africa, ...
PBS2d
What does the health and human services secretary do?
The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.