An intensive care pediatrician at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland and the chief medical examiner who consulted on the child’s autopsy were on the witness stand in Androscoggin County ...

Pro-family” groups are praising President Donald Trump for issuing executive orders that support their conservative agenda: ...

A federal judge temporarily blocked the president's effort to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly ...

One of President Donald Trump's executive orders offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people. Here's a look at how.

Also, the Iowa Senate is advancing new legislation that would require the teaching of fetal development in health and human growth classes ...

President Trump's new policy restricts federal health agencies from publishing external communications, raising concerns about public health information.

Trump’s nominees have big plans for remaking the federal health agencies, with consequences for university scientists who receive billions in funding.

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.

The bill sponsor once pushed an effort to ban fluoride in drinking water decades ago and has renewed the effort this legislative session.

U.S. health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health publications and told employees to freeze travel after directives from the Department ...

Collins was one of two Republican senators to break ranks and oppose Hegseth Thursday, but it didn't stop the nomination from moving forward.

Vaccines, antibiotics, antiviral medications and anti-inflammatory drugs are all associated with a reduced risk of dementia, researchers reported in a study published Tuesday in the journal ...