Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump ...

The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas, for which related cases were first reported in January, has killed two people and caused at least 67 to need treatment for active infections, ...

CDC employees can no longer publish documents without review by the executive branch, and must withdraw their names from external papers pending publication.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump's health secretary, putting the ...

A new study shows the bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians. It echoes two smaller studies that ...

Blood samples showed evidence of past bird flu infections in veterinarians despite the doctors never reporting symptoms or ...

After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest ...

Illinois doctors have more discretion for giving their patients with chronic pain opioids, thanks to a new law. Governor J.B.

During his confirmation hearings two weeks ago to lead the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated several unfounded claims about autism.Kennedy, an environmental ...

The U.S. is pulling the plug on its membership with the World Health Organization. What does that mean for Illinois?

It's no secret that egg prices have gotten steeper, but what does that mean for Illinois producers and consumers?

State Sen. Laura Fine’s (D-Glenview) bill to ensure necessary medication for individuals with chronic pain was signed into ...