Vaccines are one of the greatest public health successes of modern medicine. From smallpox to polio to measles, vaccines have ...

Kennedy Jr. plans to remove all panel members from a task force that determines which cancer screenings and other preventive ...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to fire all the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and replace them with members of his own ...

RFK Jr. expressed his support for eliminating the controversial preservative thimerosal from flu vaccines. This substance, ...

Pediatricians say they are seeing heightened concern about the accessibility of routine childhood immunizations under the ...

Key Takeaways Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed off on a recommendation to remove thimerosal from all flu ...

Banning vaccine ingredients without cause increases the perceived risk of vaccines,” one prominent health group said.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is changing how federal agencies handle vaccine recommendations. Some parents are ...

Fired employees have struggled to get a judge to hear their cases because Congress set up a separate system to referee such ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has approved a major Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ...

Doctors and infectious disease experts stress that flu vaccines are safe, and they are especially important for older adults ...

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