Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...

The sweeping HHS layoffs have been chaotic and stressful for employees of the massive health department. They may also be illegal, according to lawyers and federal employment experts. Healthcare ...

The lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James calls the department's changes an “unconstitutional dismantling” of the federal health system.

One thing is clear: The layoffs and wholesale reorganization of the department are the latest in a series of Trump administration actions ripe for legal challenges. The administration has been on ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb has become the latest drugmaker in the US to file a legal challenge to a block on a drug rebate model opposed by a Health and Human Services (HHS) department. Specifically ...

LEGAL QUESTIONS LINGER — President Donald Trump ... As the Trump administration tries to find a new home for IDEA at HHS, special education advocates insist the president can’t do it without ...

In a remarkable federal human subject research policy development, it appears that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS ... on ethical and legal issues important to human subject ...

Lawyers and others who have watched the RIFs unfold say it’s not clear if government officials followed the specific rules and processes required by law. A few key issues raise their eyebrows ...

Potential issues include the closure of entire offices, including some mandated by law; discrepancies in how the HHS determined which employees would be let go; incorrect information on ...