When politicians subordinate scientific institutions to electoral interests, they undermine immediate public health efforts and inflict lasting damage on institutional credibility.

RFK Jr could soon lead the HHS. Here are the different health agencies it oversees - The member of the Kennedy dynasty has promised to significantly change how the department he could soon lead functi

Of five major HHS agency offices focused on health equity, only one has taken down its website amid President Trump's executive orders to end federal government diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives.

The Trump administration's "short pause" on communications, expected to end on Feb. 1, has affected FDA updates on food contamination investigations.

Ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings, experts—and RFK’s own family—expressed concerns about his vaccine-related views, though the same experts are largely unfazed by the level of power he and Marty Makary could ultimately wield over the FDA.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for confirmation of his appointment to HHS Secretary.

The website changes raise concerns about “the interference of politics with the study and the practice” of science and medicine, a physician said.

Meanwhile, in an executive order, Trump created his long-discussed “Department of Government Efficiency,” to be led by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man. On paper, the department is tasked with modernizing federal technology and software; however, Trump and Musk have spent months boasting about how it will gut the federal government.

The Biden administration - in its final weeks - quietly stacked a key health committee in a move that could sabotage Robert F Kennedy Jr's vaccine plans.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sounded concern on the GRAS process and claimed GLP-1s are “miracle drugs” but fell short on the drugs being a silver bullet for curing the obesity epidemic in the US.

Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb joins 'Squawk Box' to share his thoughts on the confirmation hearing of RFK Jr., what kind of power and authority the HHS Secretary holds, and more.