The director of NIAID is appointed by the head of the NIH, who must be approved by the Senate. Directors have broad discretion to determine what research to fund and where to award grants, although traditionally those decisions are informed by recommendations from panels of outside experts.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra warned against the impact of a preemptive presidential pardon for people like Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Of his regrets, Biden did not refer to his deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan or his late decision to leave the 2024 presidential race in an exit interview.

In two of the recent U.S. cases — an adult in Missouri and a child in California — health officials have not determined how they caught the virus.

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the federal health agency has vowed to replace hundreds of staffers and shift research away from infectious diseases and vaccines. Such an overhaul could imperil the development of life-saving treatments,

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious illness.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally debarred Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, a company which coordinated with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s aides to receive funding for gain-of-function research in Wuhan,

The Department of Health and Human Services notified EcoHealth Alliance and its president, Dr. Peter Daszak, of the decision Friday.

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The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Our activities focus on protecting against threats to public health, preventing and reducing diseases and injury, and promoting health, well-being and equity.

The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, announced that she will step down Friday, 14 months after she took the position on Nov. 9, 2023.

When the shiny white pickup turns off of Canal Street, the new year is just hours old and none of the revelers in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter can know what is coming their way.