Most people who have Medicare can get the shingles vaccine for free. As of 2023, the shingles vaccine is fully covered through Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage as part of your prescription drug ...

Health care and power bill promises have dominated day one of the federal election campaign as political leaders converged on ...

Mehmet Oz is a step closer to being confirmed as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, after the ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Health and Human Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday he will cut about 10,000 full-time jobs from the Cabinet department in a dramatic reduction that includes closing half its ...

Boston Children's Hospital is the fourth largest recipient of NIH grants in the country. Last year, it received $218 million ...

The Health and Human Services Department plans include virtually eliminating some offices focused on HIV prevention as well ...

President Trump announced Susan Monarez is to be elevated from her role as acting CDC director, after nominee David Weldon ...

The Trump-backed cuts come on top of thousands more employees who accepted controversial buyouts promoted by billionaire ...

The announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services highlighted a flurry of moves, which include the shifting of departments. Also this week, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped ...

President Donald Trump’s pick of a longtime public servant to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen as ...

The CDC also recommends that people who had an allergic reaction to the first MMR vaccine hold off on getting the second dose ...