Topic: Robert Redfield

Quitting smoking is not easy but the health benefits of doing so can begin within 20 minutes, health experts say.

The Trump administration allegedly "bullied" top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2020 to present a more optimistic view of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new House report.

A handful of former directors of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they support a sweeping review of the agency that's been ordered up by CDC head Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

An appeals court on Thursday suspended a ruling that would block the Biden administration's use of a decades-old U.S. health law to quickly expel migrants from the United States over concerns they might spread COVID-19.

Over 70,000 immigrants were expelled at the Mexico border in February, President Joe Biden's first full month in office, under a directive put in place by the Trump administration to target them as public health threats.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that all international travelers will be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding flights to the United States.

House Democrats issued subpoenas to two top Trump administration health officials Monday to testify in an investigation that the administration meddled with COVID-19 reporting to downplay the seriousness of the virus.

Updated data from Johns Hopkins University on Monday shows that the United States has seen a second straight day of fewer than 200,000 COVID-19 cases, and four straight days of declining deaths.

Distribution began Sunday for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, with 5.9 million doses of the vaccine set to be sent out to all 50 states.

United Airlines said Wednesday it has started a COVID-19 contact tracing program that will collect key health information from passengers on all domestic and international flights.