WASHINGTON — The director of the nation's top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders have resigned. Susan Monarez isn't "aligned with" ...

Powerful federal advisers this week are expected to make a controversial change to how babies are immunized against hepatitis B, and to question how pediatricians inoculate children against more than ...

For more than 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told the public that studies show no link between vaccines and autism. On Nov. 19, it revised its messaging, acknowledging that ...

For followers of medical disinformation, the claim that autism is linked to childhood vaccinations is the reddest of red flags. The issue is among the most intensively studied in the scientific ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Changing its web page, the CDC promotes the myth that vaccines are linked to autism despite years of research ...

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) said that the science on vaccine efficacy should not be undermined, days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contradicted its long-standing ...

Before voting to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R–La.) stated on the floor of the Senate that RFK Jr. had promised him that "he ...

NPR reported Friday that CDC scientists said they didn't change the website and the Department of Health and Human Services refused to say who gave the order. The New York Times subsequently reported ...

Nov. 22, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed in an interview published Friday that he personally commanded the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to slap a notice on its ...