Houston Park and John Knox, trained firefighters, are also in line for roles helping oversee the nation’s emergency ...

Labor's temporary chief is Vince Micone, an official with extensive HR experience, and the temporary HHS chief is Dr. Dorothy ...

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters ...

The memo says staff should coordinate with presidential appointees before issuing official communications to public officials ...

All communication from federal health agencies will be paused until Feb. 1 while the new Trump-Vance administration catches up.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has paused public communications until Feb. 1 as Trump appointees take control of health agencies.

Employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were told to halt all public communications Tuesday.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

U.S. health agencies, including the CDC, have paused meetings and communications, limiting public health actions. The delay, stemming from a directive by the Department of Health and Human Services, ...

Agencies subject to the Department of Health and Human Services directive include the CDC, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration.

Incoming Trump officials have tapped Dorothy Fink, an endocrinologist and career ... Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for HHS secretary, undergoes Senate confirmation.