President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced pointed questions from Democrats on his stance on vaccines and other issues. WSJ’s Kristina Peterson breaks down his confirmation hearing performance.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers his opening statement ahead of his first confirmation hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday (watch it live, or the full replay when it is over here) ROBERT F.

HHS announced plans to reevaluate agency practices to ensure they meet requirements under the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funds from being used for elective abortions.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said he would “commit to not firing anyone who’s doing their job” when pressed by Sen. Mark Warner (D., Va.) about his intent to let go of many employees at the Health and Human Services Department.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, is grilled on his vaccine skepticism during his first Senate confirmation hearing. Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings are set to begin Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday.

Reading from podcast transcripts and his own writings, Bennet quizzes Kennedy about prior statements relating to COVID-19, Lyme disease, exposure to insecticides causing transgenderism and

President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services - about his rhetoric on Covid-19, vaccines, and abortions during his Senate confirmation hearing.

United States Senators are grilling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmation hearing.

The work of the Department of Health and Human Services affects every American in many ways. Here's a look at the organization, its services and why that work matters.

The Department for Health and Human Services is in a communications pause; it has been since last week. HHS oversees several other agencies and the effect of the pause appears to be wide-ranging. Host Scott Tong finds out more with Lev Facher — a reporter for Here & Now 's editorial partner Stat News — the health and medicine publication.