Health Policy

Researchers laid off in April were putting the finishing touches on in-depth HIV surveys that guide treatment and prevention. Some staff have been reinstated, but data remains in limbo.

As part of the Trump administration’s widespread health spending reductions, any remaining grant funds to rural health clinics were rescinded.

Advocates urge New York to join other states in mandating training in domestic violence and sexual harassment prevention as part of the licensing requirements for cosmetologists and barbers.

The mayor impacts health through policy, budgetary control, and agency oversight. The mayor appoints the health commissioner and sets priorities on issues like chronic disease, overdose prevention, mental health, vaccines, and emergency preparedness.

Advocates warn Black LGBTQ+ Georgians could lose access to a host of services and health care if the proposed legislation is enacted.

Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health wrote that the Trump administration's actions are causing 'a dramatic reduction in life-saving research.'

The cancellation of the funds comes weeks ahead of the FDA’s June 19 deadline for deciding on approval of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable drug to prevent HIV.

A budget bill passed in the U.S. House this week proposes sharp cuts to Medicaid, which about half of New York City residents rely on for health care coverage.

A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.

One thing experts from a wide range of fields, from basic science to public health, agree on: The damage will be varied and immense.

Public health experts and advocates say that Health and Human Services regional offices, like the one in New York City, form the connective tissue between the federal government and locally based services.

Shoring up the city’s vaccination capacity, creating an infectious disease dashboard, and expanding restaurant inspections could help protect residents’ health, NYC Council member Lincoln Restler says in an interview.

A look into how public health labs have served as a backbone of the system, the urgency of recent funding cuts, and the consequences for public safety.

For decades, these clinics have provided a wide range of health care to students, offering vaccines, teeth cleaning, or help for mental health struggles, all at no cost.

In many cases, this money flowed to addiction recovery services, which go beyond traditional treatment to help people with substance use disorders rebuild their lives.

In the state, Black women are at least three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. The county's initiatives aimed at reducing racial disparities work but depend on federal dollars — money that might not flow amid budget cuts and a push to end DEI programs.

The federal government is pursuing potentially steeper cuts to health agencies, with a proposed $40 billion reduction for the budget of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Federal staff cuts and delayed funding limit access to the Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps over a million people across the state pay bills and get air conditioning units.

Health commissioner says disparities in dental care will put children living in poverty at risk.

We have more effective tools for HIV prevention than ever before. But the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the programs that deliver them could squander an historic opportunity to end the epidemic.