Donald G. McNeil Jr., a former New York Times global health reporter, is author of “The Wisdom of Plagues.” Given how much ...

One expert who studies emerging infectious diseases called Kennedy's past tweets and remarks about the HPV vaccine "complete ...

James Files, 83, (pictured) claims he fired the bullet that killed John F Kennedy on November 22, 1963 from behind a fence on ...

A lawyer for the plaintiff in the case said Merck agreed to halting the trial because his team feared that extensive ...

To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a promise: He would not ...

The new secretary of health and human services, 71, held a lizard as he smiled alongside Brand, 49, and Mehmet Oz, 64.

The approvals come as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—who has been critical of vaccines—takes leadership of the Department of Health ...

Louisiana’s surgeon general said in a memo Thursday that the state would “encourage each patient to discuss the risks and benefits of vaccination with their provider” but would “no longer promote mass ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr ., a prominent lawyer ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic who has pledged to tackle chronic disease, was named U.S. Health Secretary on Thursday ...

RFK Jr. will become Trump's health secretary, after winning over some GOP senators wary of his anti-vaccine views.

Kennedy has expressed support for some fields, but has also declared he’d like a ‘break’ in infectious-disease research.