Health Care
Kennedy suggests 20 percent of HHS cuts may be reversed
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he expects about 20 percent of...
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Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that stops the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11...
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Senate confirms Oz as head of CMS along party lines
The Senate has confirmed Mehmet Oz as administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), making him the...
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HHS staff to brief House committee following massive agency layoffs
House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce committee are demanding a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F...
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Staff working on childhood lead exposure and cancer clusters fired from CDC
Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer clusters were among those fired from the...
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Collins ‘concerned’ budget language could lead to Medicaid cuts
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who will be one of the Democrats’ top political targets in 2026, says she is “concerned”...
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A city responding to a lead crisis in local schools reached out to the CDC for help. Now, they fear they won’t get it
A few months ago, a test revealed that a child in Milwaukee had elevated levels of lead in their blood....
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FDA delays full approval of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine even though it was on track for clearance
The agency is seeking more data on the vaccine, said the source, who declined to be named because they weren’t...
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Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as cases climb nationally
In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin has never seen another illness like pertussis. Also...
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Scholars, groups sue Trump administration over canceled NIH research funding
A public health association and one of the nation’s largest worker unions are suing the Trump administration over the abrupt...
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