RFK Jr. wants placebo trials for vaccines. A Northwestern researcher says that's unethical.

Andrew Nixon, spokesman for Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced on ...

The CDC reported 12 seasonal flu-related deaths of children this week, bringing the total number of pediatric flu deaths this season to 216 — the most in 15 years. Experts say one reason for this new ...

NIH program to make vaccines against pathogens that can trigger pandemics uses approach pioneered in last century ...

A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson called the move "a radical departure from past practices." ...

The Department of Health and Human Services says it will require new vaccines to be tested against a placebo, which could ...

Public health experts warn that the change could lead to people getting a placebo shot instead of a necessary vaccine.

The department said the new plan will promote transparency, but many health experts warn it could affect vaccine access and ...

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department says it will require placebo testing of "all new vaccines," raising questions ...

The Trump administration will require that all new vaccines get tested against a placebo, a move that could make it harder to make new vaccines available, including the next COVID-19 shots.

More than 880 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. since February, including at least 660 in Texas, amid rising ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it aims to accomplish within four years a scientific feat ...