In an abundance of caution, the CDC last week advised hospitals and labs to do faster flu testing to help identify possible bird flu cases hiding in the flock of rising flu diagnoses.

A New York man, Joey Grant Luther, has been arrested and charged after being accused of injecting clients with counterfeit Botox, prosecutors say.

As of Jan. 22, the incoming Trump administration has frozen most communications routinely posted by the Department of Health and Human Services, effective until at least Feb. 1. There has been no ...

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

The family-owned farm is the latest victim of the deadly outbreak hitting poultry, dairy herds and people across the nation.

Experts say it's common to wait until new teams are in place but is a concern if it means "going back to a prior approach of ...

Employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were told to halt all public communications Tuesday.

An 'immediate pause' has been ordered on any regulations, guidance, announcements, press releases, social media and website posts until approved by a political appointee.

A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of ...

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from "a presidential appointee." ...

A farm in Long Island, New York, is being forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu.

If lawmakers approve Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposal to cut the state tobacco prevention fund, anti-tobacco advocates said more children are likely to use tobacco and nicotine products, more adults will ...