In a Q&A, KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder unpacks the "Make America Healthy Again" platform ...

Just seven states are expected to determine the outcome of the 2024 US Presidential elections. But it’s not always been those seven. We explain why that matters. Video by Ellenoor Shameli and ...

As federal health scientists await a potential takeover by RFK Jr. and other medical skeptics in the second Trump ...

Obesity caused by a lifestyle of moving less and eating more is a prime factor contributing to Type 2 diabetes. Is the answer ...

For decades, the U.S. Surgeon General has shined a light on hazards to the health of Americans, both for individuals and ...

But he’s an investment banker, not a medical researcher. Jerome Adams, who was US surgeon general under Trump, said Kennedy should not get a senior role in a Trump administration. The system by ...

On 16 October, the UN Secretary-General presented a $3.6 billion budget proposal for programmes in 2025, highlighting the Organization’s commitment to peace, sustainable development ...

It also got a big boost from Shape Up America!, an education initiative started by former surgeon general C. Everett Koop, which started promoting the 10,000 steps goal soon after its founding in ...

US candidates do not publish official manifestos. Historically, each party puts forth concise but fairly abstract policy proposals, outlining their general plans for office. This election is ...

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is once again ... from the inflammatory hatred of an international visitor. "The United States is certainly under no obligation, as the U.N. host country ...

“Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling — it harms both individual and societal health,” Murthy, who is the United States surgeon general, said in an advisory last year. “It is ...