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The Department of Health and Human Services is a powerful force in shaping both domestic and global health. The confirmation hearing for President Trump's nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., commences on January 29.

RFK Jr. will have a vast global reach at Health and Human Services

In confirmation hearings for his nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the focus was on domestic issues. The agency has a vast global scope as well.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke during a hearing with the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Doctors opposing RFK Jr. rally in the lead-up to his confirmation

Many health professionals are lining up against Trump's pick for health secretary. They say his anti-vaccine views could cost lives. Some of his supporters embrace his stance.

Commuters cross London Bridge. Maybe some of them have a four-day workweek.

200 U.K. companies have opted for a four-day workweek, latest data shows

The industries most represented among the group include marketing and PR, charities and nonprofits, and technology.

Smoke from the Border Fire near Otay Mountain rises into the sky at dusk on Jan. 20, 2025.

Wildfire smoke is triggering closures in Chula Vista. Here are some things you can do to stay safe

Steps include wearing a mask, reducing physical activity and cleaning up dust at home.

DeSantis faces pushback by fellow Republicans on his call for an immigration session

Republican leaders in the state legislature say they support President Trump's pledge to combat illegal immigration but want to deal with it and other issues identified by DeSantis on their schedule, not his.

Wildfire smoke is triggering closures in Chula Vista. Here are some things you can do to stay safe

Steps include wearing a mask, reducing physical activity and cleaning up dust at home.

People getting the flu shot this year will be vaccinated against three commonly circulating strains instead of four, after one went extinct during the pandemic.

The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID

A strain of influenza appears to have disappeared from the planet since COVID. As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned.

President Trump appears on a large screen during his address by video conference at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23.

A White House order claims to end 'censorship.' What does that mean?

The order bars the government from "any conduct that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen" and orders an investigation into the Biden administration's actions.

Anthony Fauci, then the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 14, 2022.

Trump ends Fauci's security detail, says he'd feel no responsibility if he was harmed

Fauci is the latest in a string of former Trump aides-turned-critics to see their federal protection canceled.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal health agencies are under a communications freeze which has affected some regular updates to public-facing health sites.

Under communications freeze, CDC updates some important health data but not others

One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.

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