On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized 10,000 layoffs across federal health agencies, ...

Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the ...

While the cuts in federal funding will have a crippling impact on the ability of state and local health departments to respond to public health emergencies, experts warn that the layoffs and early ...

Lubbock County in Texas has been free of measles cases for more than 50 days. But Katherine Wells, director of the Lubbock Health Department, is staying vigilant.

Here are seven federal government and policy updates from the last 30 days: 1. The American Dental Hygienists’ Association said the newly enacted federal budget could lead states to remove dental ...

Eliminating the CDC Injury Center will cause many Oklahomans to lose their jobs and others may lose their lives.

Republican House appropriators said the proposed 2026 spending levels reflect efforts “rightsize” many agencies outside of ...

Michigan’s local public health agencies have scrapped programs and scaled back services amid federal funding cuts.

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials who were laid off and subsequently reinstated have “no clue” why, said Paul Schramm, chief of the agency’s climate and health program. “I wish I ...

President Donald Trump and his advisers have called for dramatically shrinking the size and scope of the federal government, dispatching officials to agency after agency to block funding and slash ...

Miner allies are calling for the restoration of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) mining research ...