U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on Thursday slammed a plan by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lay off thousands of agency employees as short-sighted and jeopardizing public health.

The Chicago Department of Public Health said they don't know what's next, after the federal government abruptly pulled $125 million in funding, as the Trump administration halted $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments.

The Department of Health and Human Services and its secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a program of job cuts and agency reorganization aimed at dismantling what remains of the public health infrastructure in the US.

Gov. Maura Healey lashed out at President Donald Trump Wednesday over his administration’s attempt to cancel more than $11 billion in COVID-19-related grants across the country, of which

Twenty-first-century policymakers profess a deep commitment to “public health,” and they now apply the concept to the problem of violent crime in cities. When Joe Biden took office as president in 2021,

Congress initially approved the funding for state and local public health programs through COVID-19 pandemic relief legislation.

The latest departures from the CDC mean close to a third of the agency's top management is leaving or left recently.

Due to budget cuts by the Trump Administration, Mayor Freddie O'Connell says this will impact how local health leaders handle things like cases of measles.

CDC deputy director of public affairs Nina Witkofsky is serving as acting director of communications following Griffis’ exit. The CDC is the national public health agency of the U.S. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the organization sits under HHS which is helmed by recently confirmed Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has rescinded hundreds of millions of dollars for public health work across New York City and New York state. The grant terminations come amid pressing public health threats,

The following restaurants and markets in Los Angeles County have been shut down or allowed to reopen by the county Public Health Department from March 1-27, 2025. Cavitena Bistro Address: 1931