The U.S. fertility rate dropped to an all-time low to 1.6 children per woman in 2024, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The country’s ...

While women weren’t required to be included in clinical research until 1993, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) didn’t ...

The rate in 2023 was 1.621, and inched down in 2024 to 1.599, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.

The birth rate in the U.S. dropped to a record low in 2024 with fewer than 1.6 children per woman, newly-released federal ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the CDC has removed the COVID-19 vaccine from its recommended immunization list "for healthy children and healthy pregnant ...

After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research By Katia Riddle (NPR) May 28, 2025 3:32 p.m. 00:00 ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the COVID-19 vaccine was removed from the recommended immunization schedule for healthy children and pregnant women.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said days ago that the COVID vaccine would no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. The CDC's website sends a more nuanced message.

Representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Trump administration did not explain why the CDC team was cut. It was eliminated in April as part of the reduction of the Women ...