ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. During his campaign, Donald Trump vowed to remake ...

Data: National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosFlorida could have lost more than $1 billion in federal health and science funds if President Trump hadn ...

"It felt like all functions of our job had just been completely stripped away, like the system had been completely crippled." ...

For years, studies have suggested that a mother’s health during pregnancy could influence her child’s likelihood of ...

RFK Jr. is a high-profile face of vaccine hesitancy, but people's vaccine concerns fall on a much broader spectrum.

When politicians subordinate scientific institutions to electoral interests, they undermine immediate public health efforts ...

Kennedy has tried to recast his anti-vaccine extremism as an honest effort to illuminate what he claims is unsettled science (it’s not). He insists he’s not trying to take away anyone’s shots; he’s ...

This week the University of Nebraska System and UNMC also release general guidance, saying they’re monitoring the impact a shift in federal funding priorities could have on their research. Copyright ...

The National Institutes of Health have even done studies on how volunteering is good for your physical and emotional health.

Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program has been around for nearly eight years, but the safety of cannabis has come into question due to recent studies, prompting state lawmakers on Wednesday to ...

U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks grilled RFK Jr. on his history of questioning vaccines and pushing other controversial ideas.

RFK Jr.'s second Senate confirmation hearing focused on vaccines, Medicare, diversity, and science. Key Republicans were reticent to show support.