Ramirez most recently served as chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a role she held until January.

As concerns mount over “forever chemicals,” researchers in Australia said they have found a way to turn those chemicals into ...

More than a dozen states are seeking their own versions of Medicaid work requirements. But the incoming federal standards pose questions around how much leeway states have to design their rules.

Fired HHS employees allege terminations were based on ‘error-ridden’ personnel records Agency personnel files listed incorrect performance ratings that were used to determine which employees ...

A budget proposal for the US Department of Health and Human Services details extensive cuts to funding for the National Institutes of Health, part of an effort to consolidate the work of its 27 ...

The law that created ASTP as a formal federal agency gave it duties such as supporting a more effective marketplace and greater competition. Stephen Konya, ASTP’s chief, innovation and strategic ...

When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new requirement for placebo testing on all new vaccines last week, the agency suggested the move would help protect consumers ...

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have filed a new lawsuit against Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Nineteen states and the District of ...

The passback had proposed eliminating funding for the program. Administration for a Healthy America Kennedy’s new agency will take on activities previously associated with other HHS agencies.

HHS firings, questioning safety of vaccines: How the Trump administration may be 'attacking' science Officials have been questioning what is believed to be established science.

The federal health department is not creating a new registry of Americans with autism, an HHS official said Thursday.

On April 9, 2025, President Trump signed a new presidential memorandum that encourages federal agencies to be less transparent and sidestep public input on major regulatory changes.