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Public trust in federal health agencies is waning, especially in agency leaders, a survey showed. Among 1,650 U.S. adults ...

Fifteen states are suing HHS's Kennedy and CDC's Bhattacharya over recent changes to the CDC's childhood vaccination ...

The CDC has been remade in the Trump administration, but its acting head says it still needs “renewal.” This time last year, ...

Minnesota lawmakers are set to debate the creation of a new council on Thursday that would advise the state on vaccine ...

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Oregon will now mark March 4 as HPV Awareness Day each year under a new bipartisan law to help Oregonians learn about the ...

Public confidence that career scientists at federal health agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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The US health agency says the guidance focuses on water systems and hot tubs in short-term rentals, where conditions can ...

The lawsuit came in wake of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Jan. 5 decision memo — which removed seven ...