Department of Health and Human Services

The federal government announced several big changes to its vaccine plans, upending earlier guidance about whom to prioritize for the next phase.

The new deal effectively doubles the federal government's order from the company. Pfizer said the U.S. government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion for the additional doses.

The state official and former congressman would enter the job with a historic public health crisis raging. In his current role, Becerra has fought Trump efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.

Three groups argue that HHS Secretary Alex Azar is “punting” to the states the responsibility for demonstrating the imports will be safe and save costs.

In a letter to HHS and governors, Sen. Rick Scott sought accountability on how many antigen tests have been distributed to each state and how states are parceling them out.

The Federal Communications Commission unanimously OK'd the proposal, which would allow callers in crisis to reach a national mental health support network simply by dialing 988.

A court settlement limits how long the government can detain immigrant minors. Administration officials say that facilities that hold the minors are only temporary.

Overdose deaths started to level off near the end of 2017 and are "finally bending in the right direction," says Alex Azar, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, citing early data.

Migrant families will be housed at Fort Bliss, an Army base outside El Paso, NPR's Tom Bowman reports. Unaccompanied migrant children will be housed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, outside San Angelo.