The controversial preservative thimerosal will be stripped from all flu vaccines distributed in the United States.

ALPENA — Local health department officials say that mercury-based preservatives used in influenza immunizations do not affect long-term health, especially in children. U.S. Health and Human Services ...

Recently removed members of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory panel warn that Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s move ...

Burns' position was noted in an April memo from CDC chief of staff Matt Buzzelli that was obtained by MedPage Today editor-in ...

Health experts told MedPage Today the view that all synthetic chemicals should be avoided is inaccurate -- and dangerous. For ...

The U.S. government will destroy $9.7 million of contraceptives for poor nations, mainly in Africa, after the State ...

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 ...

In a decisive shift in federal vaccine policy, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has formally ...