Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday labeled the increasing rates of autism in children an epidemic and said ...

One out of 31 children — more than 3% of kids — have been identified with autism, according to the latest results published ...

Cuts to the CDC's branch responsible for investigating and preventing lead poisoning has brought multiple efforts to help ...

The Virginia Department of Health confirmed the state's first measles case of the year, making it the 26th state to report ...

Depression is becoming more common among adults and adolescents in the United States, but most are not getting therapy to ...

The Epidemic Intelligence Service has been a crucial tool in fighting diseases at home and abroad. Its impact would be ...

The U.S. is experiencing an outbreak of measles and is on track to have the most whooping cough cases since 1948; these ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is struggling to keep up with requests for help from states responding ...

The Trump administration has gutted the CDC, hampering its ability to respond to disease outbreaks and public health crises.

A KFF Health News analysis underscores that the terminations are sparing no part of the country, politically or ...

HHS Secretary RFK Jr., with help from DOGE, is planning a restructuring with sweeping cuts expected at multiple agencies.

Measles would normally be expected to have a fatality rate of about one to three deaths out of every 1,000 children infected, the CDC says, so the number of deaths this year suggests there may be far ...