Health Policy

CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was supposed to meet this week. Medical groups fear upcoming vote could limit vaccines for poor kids.

The Education Department has used a series of interagency agreements to move important functions to other agencies as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the department.

Why do some hospitals have far better maternal outcomes than others – even serving similar patients? It comes down to leadership, accountability, and implementation, says Stanford's Dr. Elliott Main.

A budget agreement includes what’s referred to as Article 6 of the Public Health Law and aims to restore $60 million in core public health services from an original $90 million that was cut under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2019.

Supporters of the bill say it could expand access to PrEP and PEP, reducing racial disparities, and curb new cases.

Rules requiring advance notice of ACIP meeting agendas enable public input on vaccine policy decisions that impact people’s lives, experts say.

With schools closed for winter break, health officials couldn’t get critical information to identify and warn those exposed to measles of need to quarantine.

Supporters say people are buying the drug in farm stores, but doctors warn misuse fueled by Covid and cancer misinformation could cause harm.

The toll could climb even higher if funding continues to drop. Here’s how some philanthropies see their role in this moment.

A legislative committee has proposed five recommendations aimed at reconfiguring the state's public health structure. Increasing state funding isn't one of them.

Also in Healthbeat's new weekly report: Beware of those ads for 'early detection' blood tests and a look at two public health legacies.

The drug has become a symbol of resistance against the medical establishment among MAHA adherents and conservatives.

PHS doctors and nurses are being deployed to Guantánamo and other detention centers as Donald Trump escalates mass immigration arrests. Some have resigned in protest. Others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.

The network aims to rapidly detect and respond to public health threats and emergencies. The different entities receive direct access to early-warning alerts and outbreak intelligence, along with training and exercises.

The proposal would make it easier for internationally trained physicians to practice in Georgia as hospitals and clinics face growing workforce gaps.

Two-thirds of the American public say they are somewhat or very worried about affording health care. Here are five ways to find affordable care without insurance.

In a Healthbeat interview, the commissioner shares his perspective on issues like looming cuts to Medicaid, a new public health alliance in the Northeast, how global health affects New York, and how the CDC is “forever changed” in this era he calls the “Great Desensitivation.”

A global health expert said that with this move, the United States has 'made itself much more vulnerable to disaster and devastation when the next epidemic or pandemic hits.'

A growing body of research continues to reveal information about the virus and its ability to cause harm long after initial infections resolve, even in some cases when symptoms were mild.

The Trump administration has revised guidelines for programs funded under the Violence Against Women Act. Advocates say the survivors who rely on services offered in their native languages will likely to be the first affected.