Vaccination and Immunization

Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments

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In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.

Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity, dodged queries about Republican plans to cut health insurance for the poor, and emerged unscathed on his ties to major industries.

Dr. Oz Faces Senators at Confirmation Hearing to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

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The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing on Friday for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity who is nominated to run major health programs for older Americans and the poor.

Senators Are Set to Question Weldon, Trump’s Pick to Head the C.D.C.

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It is the first time the Senate has been called upon to confirm a C.D.C. director. Dr. Dave Weldon has close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary.

Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health

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In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.

Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines

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At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or reopen certain policy areas.

Cod Liver Oil? Vaccines? A G.O.P. Skeptic Confronts Kennedy’s Fine Line on Measles

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After voting to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, Senator Bill Cassidy, a doctor and Republican of Louisiana, is embracing “the gestalt” of Kennedy’s measles response.