Robert F. Kennedy Jr plans to change how vaccines are tested in the US, a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines are made available.

A blanket requirement for placebo-controlled trials threatens research ethics and vaccine access, it’s being argued.

In his March address to Congress, President Donald Trump honored a Texas boy diagnosed with brain cancer. Amid bipartisan ...

A judge threw out one the first "bellwether" federal lawsuits against Abbott Laboratories and its competitor Mead Johnson ...

RFK Jr. wants placebo trials for vaccines. A Northwestern researcher says that's unethical.

Andrew Nixon, spokesman for Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced on ...

The CDC reported 12 seasonal flu-related deaths of children this week, bringing the total number of pediatric flu deaths this season to 216 — the most in 15 years. Experts say one reason for this new ...

A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson called the move "a radical departure from past practices." ...

The Department of Health and Human Services says it will require new vaccines to be tested against a placebo, which could ...

Public health experts warn that the change could lead to people getting a placebo shot instead of a necessary vaccine.

The World Health Organization on Thursday said that "extremely high" safety standards are already applied in the development ...

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department says it will require placebo testing of "all new vaccines," raising questions ...