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The shakeup, which has not been previously reported, comes as anti-abortion groups petition Trump, his campaign advisers and members of the RNC not to make significant changes to the party’s platform on abortion.

The 21-year-old President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is credited with saving 25 million lives, but its budget is strained.

The cases moving through federal courts could further roll back abortion access, even if Biden wins in November.

The decision posted online shows that the justices voted to dismiss the dispute from their docket.

A federal plan to promote treatment and distribute overdose reversal drugs showed promise. Communities are trying to keep it going.

Vivek Murthy hopes the growing number of victims, both direct and indirect, will persuade Congress to do more.

Leaders of the coalition say they want to make the procedure more accessible and affordable than ever before.

Mark Lyons, a senior USDA animal health official, said federal officials are “still working closely to understand the breadth” of the bird flu outbreak in the nation’s dairy herds.

Trump’s closed-door advice represents a gamble not only for him, but for the Republicans in Congress.

Here are three takeaways from POLITICO’s discussion of these topics on Thursday.

Four ways the Supreme Court decision could serve the anti-abortion movement.

The move may signal the beginning of a broad turn on the right against IVF, an issue that many social conservatives see as the “pro-life” movement’s next frontier.

His new anti-vaccine persona could have far-reaching consequences if he's elected to a second stint as president with far-reaching administrative powers.

The Biden administration is in court defending a federal law it argues protects emergency abortions. In practice, the statute has offered only limited help.

Democrats hope Republicans who voted against the legislation pay a political price in November.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said using ecstasy to boost therapy for people with post-traumatic stress disorder was not effective.

Lawmakers and the VA hope ecstasy can help treat veterans with PTSD, but there’s reason for doubt.

The government’s former top infectious disease official said he didn’t suppress the debate over the coronavirus’ origin.

Republicans and Democrats have condemned a longtime Fauci adviser and a scientist who received millions from his agency.

The “Project 2025” blueprint includes proposals to require coverage of natural family planning methods and remove requirements that insurance cover certain emergency contraception.

Abortion offers a glimpse into what these potential candidates see as their strengths and how they might try to separate from the pack.

The White House has told the National Institutes of Health to safeguard its work from political interference.

The former lawmaker from Rhode Island sees a role for public policy in battling these problems.

Opponents of the measure included many physicians who said the drugs have other critical reproductive health care uses.

It now heads to the desk of GOP Gov. Jeff Landry, who has not publicly weighed in on the legislation but is expected to sign it.

Public health experts say the virus' move from birds into mammals is worrisome due to the risk that the virus evolves to be capable of spreading among humans.

The social media post came after Trump said in a TV interview that he plans to share a policy on contraception “very shortly,” without providing details.

Democrats’ efforts to ride the coattails of abortion ballot measures put passage at risk.

Health systems are trying to move more of the work they do to your house.