The Trump administration fired all 22 members of the National Science Board, the advisory body for the National Science Foundation.

From a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scoring perspective, preventative healthcare for adults is not considered a cost-saver because extending lifespans leads to other, later-in-life healthcare exp...

The Department of Health and Human Services' decision to no longer recommend the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could result in hundreds of preventable infections and millions of dollars in fut...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will no longer fund fentanyl test strips, based on the rationale that they facilitate illegal drug use.

Medicare plans to temporarily pay for GLP-1 weight loss drugs directly following the cancellation of a pilot program with private insurers.

A Medicare pilot program to cover GLP-1 drugs from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk was canceled because insurers were unwilling to cover the costs, despite the drugmakers agreeing to substantial price redu...

The Trump administration terminated a component of the 988 suicide hotline program specifically aimed at helping LGBTQ+ callers.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified that the Department of Health and Human Services would reinstate the LGBTQ+-focused component of the 988 suicide hotline program.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving Monsanto's Roundup to determine if states can require cancer warning labels for glyphosate.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is not carcinogenic.

Callie Means, while serving as a special government employee advising the HHS Secretary, held a stake of over $25 million in TruMed, a company that facilitates the use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs...

The Department of Justice has indicted David Morin, a former aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci, on charges of using personal devices and email addresses to circumvent public records laws for official communic...

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing where its chairman, Jason Smith, accused large hospital chains of charging prices that are "borderline extortion."

The Trump administration has taken steps to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana and hallucinogenic substances.

Youth suicides have decreased significantly in the two years following the implementation of the 988 Suicide Prevention Hotline, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association...

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that states with higher volumes of answered 988 calls saw the largest decreases in youth suicide, while peer countries like England wit...

The House Ways and Means Committee has for years discussed policies like Medicare site-neutral payments and reforming the 340B drug pricing program without taking significant action.