Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, has spoken several times in April about plans to find the ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency is planning to study what causes autism and release results in September.

As much as the current administration would like folks to believe there is something larger at play, the rise in autism ...

Doctors from three major health systems warn pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can cause severe coughing fits lasting months and can be fatal for infants who may stop breathing.

Babies may not develop a cough at all, but they can have episodes of apnea, or pauses in breathing, which can be serious. One in 3 babies under 1 year old who gets whooping cough ...

This year's flu season has become Washington state's deadliest in nearly a decade, totaling at least 388 deaths so far.

A KFF Health News analysis underscores how the NIH funding terminations have spared no part of the country, politically or geographically.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to find out what's driving the country's rise in autism spectrum disorder after a new CDC report said that rate had continued to climb. There are reports ...

Kennedy said the environmental toxins may be found in air, water, food or medicine. He will be launching government-funded ...

Kansas health officials confirmed five new cases of measles Wednesday in an outbreak in the southwest corner of the state that’s linked to Texas and New Mexico. Last week, U.S. measles cases topped ...

“In general, transmission in Europe is driven by suboptimal vaccination coverage for measles in a number of EU/EEA countries.

Spillover from the politicization of the COVID pandemic has eroded vaccine confidence, but everyday people can play a role in ...