Listen: Healthbeat staff talk vaccinations, bird flu and other public health stories on ‘What the Health’

Covid is rising, what to know about vaccine recommendations, peak mosquito season, and a Legionnaires' outbreak in Westchester County.

Susan Monarez said she came into the job aligned with Kennedy’s goals of improving America’s health and was open to changing the policies and structures at the CDC. But she wasn’t ready to compromise her scientific judgment.

The CMS chief defended Medicaid work requirements, touted AI in health care, and promised a rural health overhaul in appearance at health care conference.

Paralysis is not an option for local leaders. The health of millions of Americans depends on how cities and counties prepare for and respond to the next health crisis.

The federal advisory panel may make recommendations on who should get Covid shots, as well as how hepatitis B and MMRV vaccines are administered to children. Here's what to know.

For more than 30 years, the first of three shots of hepatitis B vaccine has been recommended for infants shortly after birth. In that time, the potentially fatal disease has been virtually eradicated among American children.