While signing the order to end U.S. membership in the World Health Organization, the President spoke of the disparity between contributions from the U.S. and China. Here's how WHO funding works.

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from "a presidential appointee."

A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to know about the risks to your fur babies, and how to keep them safe.

A third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in chickens, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed in Georgia this year. It’s the second case in a commercial poultry flock and the second detection in Elbert County, about 30 miles from Athens.

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway this week — and there are calls for taxing the extremely rich to address global inequality.

The most "relevant" results that come up in a search of "abortion" on HHS.gov, the website for the federal Department of Health and Human Services, are several years old, from the first Trump administration.

The FDA says esketamine, an antidepressant derived from the anesthetic and party drug ketamine, can now be prescribed on its own. It was approved in 2019 to treat severe depression.

Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.

The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.

Advocates, doctors, public health officials, and researchers worry public health bright spots in some states are fading: Many states have recently reported an increase in people opting out of vaccines for their kids as Americans’ views shift.

The newly inaugurated president announced his intention to terminate U.S. membership in the U.N.'s global health agency.

There has been no detection of the H5N1 strain that infects cows in Georgia, but the new efforts will increase surveillance.

Questions about sex and intimacy often go unanswered for people with cancer. It's a glaring problem, especially for the growing number of young people being diagnosed.

The public health risk remains low, but bird flu variants have proven to be unpredictable, which is why the virus is a top priority for the federal government.

Food companies have two years to get red dye No. 3 out of their products. But other synthetic dyes have also raised concerns, because of behavioral issues in kids. Here's what parents need to consider.