In confirmation hearings for his nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the focus was on domestic issues. The agency has a vast global scope as well.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as the new head of the US Department of Health and Human Services, launching a new era in ...

Here is what we know about polio as a disease, its vaccines and the likely number of lives saved through inoculation.

Kavya Beheraj/Axios Several federal websites tracking climate science and health care issues like HIV prevention and transgender care were down as of Friday afternoon. Why it matters: The sites ...

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the third of President Donald Trump's nominees to be confirmed. Noem earned the ...

While the Department of Homeland Security’s return-to-office order is lightning fast and light on details, it gives DHS components some flexibility to explain why employees may need to continue ...

Angela Mattie, Quinnipiac University (THE CONVERSATION) The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS ... often collaborating with the World Health Organization, foreign ...

The new Trump administration has terminated all memberships of advisory committees that report to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "In alignment with the Department of Homeland Security's ...

The Department of Homeland Security has terminated its advisory committees, wiping out decades of institutional experience and abruptly ending a sweeping investigation into the Chinese-linked hack ...

“These programs divide Americans by race, waste taxpayer dollars, and result in shameful discrimination,” reads the memo from DHS acting secretary Benjamine C. Huffman, which was sent out on ...

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s nomination for homeland security secretary is moving forward in the Senate. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 13 to 2 on Monday night ...

The Trump administration is significantly expanding its powers to quickly deport illegal immigrants, one of a number of rapid-fire moves made by the administration to fulfill its promise to launch ...