The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the severity of a Texas measles outbreak during Trump’s first Cabinet ...

One day after the Department of Veterans Affairs celebrated an estimated $2 billion in savings on canceled contracts, the ...

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The measles outbreak in Texas has been steadily growing over the past few weeks, and health officials in Texas announced Wednesday that a school-aged child died after testing positive for the virus.

An outbreak of measles in Texas has infected 124 people so far — 18 of whom have subsequently been hospitalized and one who ...

A child who was hospitalized with measles in Texas has died, state health officials said Wednesday. It marks the first death ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.

CDC staff received an email this week telling them to avoid using more than a dozen terms or words -- including "health ...

A writer with type 1 diabetes was surprised by the link between hair loss and hyperglycemia. Doctors helped her reverse the ...

President Trump’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are making life difficult for some public health officials, who view eliminating racial disparities as part of their mission.