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RFK Jr. May Block U.S. Scientists From Publishing in Top Medical Journals
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 29, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he may no longer allow government scientists to publish research in top med...
U.S. Ends $600M Moderna Bird Flu Vaccine Contract
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 29, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government has canceled a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop a vaccine for bird flu and other dangerous flu strains, raising concern among experts.
The deal, forged under the Biden administration, aimed ...
RFK Jr. Ends COVID Vaccine Urging for Healthy Kids, Pregnant Women
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 28, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The top U.S. health agency will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women.
Tuesday's announcement by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary
Former Surgeon General Warns Social Media Is Harming Children’s Health
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 27, 2025
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TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging lawmakers to take stronger steps to protect children from the potential dangers of social media.
In a recent interview on ...
NIH Director's COVID Comments Spark Staff Walkout
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 27, 2025
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TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of staff at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) walked out of a recent town hall meeting after Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya suggested the agency ...
White House Report Blames Toxins, Food and Screens for Poor Health
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new White House report says today’s children are the sickest generation in U.S. history when it comes to chronic disease, and it puts the blame on environmental toxins, poor nutrition and too much screen time.
Called ...
China Donates $500M to WHO as U.S. Pulls Back Support
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 22, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — China has promised to give $500 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) over the next five years, positioning itself to become the group’s top donor.
The pledge comes as the United States plans to leave t...
NIH Scientists Still Face Layoffs Despite RFK Jr.'s Reassurances
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 20, 2025
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Some of the nation's top brain researchers are still facing layoffs, even after U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said no working scientists would be cut.
Last month...
Former President Joe Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 19, 2025
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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office announced Sunday.
NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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A mother with stage 4 colon cancer faces an uncertain future after federal staff cuts delayed her experimental cancer treatment.
Natalie Phelps, 43, was acc...
Trump Taps Wellness Influencer Casey Means For Surgeon General
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2025
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President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and health tech entrepreneur, to be his nominee for U.S. surgeon general.
The decision comes after Trump withdrew his previous nominee, Dr. Janette Ne...
Trump Administration Ends CDC's Key Infection Control Committee
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 8, 2025
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A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns from health experts.
The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) was terminated March 31, though members weren't told unt...
Dr. Vinay Prasad to Head FDA Vaccine, Biologics Division
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco, to lead its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
The division oversees vaccines an...
Top FDA Inspection Official to Retire Amid Staff Frustration
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2025
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The official in charge of federal food and drug safety inspections will retire May 14.
Michael Rogers, associa...
Europe Launches $565 Million Campaign to Attract U.S. Scientists
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2025
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The European Union is looking to capitalize on the Trump administration's dismantling of U.S. research programs to beef up its own.
A $565 million program unveiled Monday aims to make "Europe a magnet for researchers,"
$800M in LGBTQ Health Research Funding Nixed by Trump Administration
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 6, 2025
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The Trump administration has canceled more than $800 million in research focused on LGBTQ health, cutting hundreds of studies on cancer, HIV and other diseases that affect sexual and g...
RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 2, 2025
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the U.S., a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines are made available.
Th...
New HHS Ad Campaign Urges Americans to 'Take Back Your Health'
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 30, 2025
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to launch a multimillion-dollar public health campaign, according to documents reviewed by NBC News.
His "Take Back...
HHS Clarifies: No New Autism Registry Will Be Created
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will not create a new autism registry, reversing an earlier announcement from the National Inst...
Landmark Women's Health Study Saved From Funding Cuts
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 28, 2025
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In a sudden about-face, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it won't slash funding for the Women's Health Initiative, a major research project focused on preventing disease in older women.
The decision follows concerns about a move to end contract...
Federal Prosecutor Questions Medical Journals Over Alleged Bias
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 23, 2025
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At least three medical journals have received letters from a top federal prosecutor questioning whether they mislead readers or allow political bias to influence what they decide to publish.
Federal COVID Websites Now Promote Lab Leak Theory
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 -- The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page that promotes the theory that the virus came from a lab in China.
Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov, which once helped people order COVID tests an...
RFK Jr.'s Major Autism Study To Use Private Health Records
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2025
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will provide private health data to researchers for U.S. health chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new autism study.
NI...
CDC Cancels Measles Help for Texas Schools Amid Staff Layoffs
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 21, 2025
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has canceled its plans to help Texas schools stop the rapid spread of measles.
The decision came after some CDC staff involved in this year’s outbreak response were told they might lose their jobs, acc...
CDC Shuts Down Key Labs for Hepatitis and STI Testing After Layoffs
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 21, 2025
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Key labs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shut down amid recent layoffs, raising concerns about tracking and controlling serious infections like viral ...
Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Federal Health Budget
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 18, 2025
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The Trump administration is weighing a plan to cut nearly a third of the federal health budget and eliminate or consolidate dozens of programs.
An internal memo was sent from White House budget officials to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It was d...
Top NIH Nutrition Researcher Quits, Citing Censorship Under Kennedy
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- April 18, 2025
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A senior government health researcher has announced his retirement, accusing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of censoring his latest findings on ultra-processed food.
HHS Fires Team That Sets Federal Poverty Guidelines
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 18, 2025
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A federal team responsible for setting poverty guidelines that determine who qualifies for health and food assistance has been fired, according to former employees.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) laid off the small group of data experts who worked on t...
New Endangered Species Rule Would No Longer Count Habitat Loss as 'Harm'
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 17, 2025
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The Trump administration is proposing a major change to the Endangered Species Act that would no longer deem habitat destruction a harm to at-risk animals and plants.
Federal officials say this change would reduce an unnecessary regulatory burden, while scientists and co...
HHS Launches New Autism Study Despite Experts’ Concerns
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 11, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will launch a “massive testing and research effort” to explore the causes of autism, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday.
K...
Trump Administration Withdraws Key ADA Documents
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 9, 2025
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The Trump administration has removed 11 guidance documents that helped businesses follow the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a new report says.
The documents were withdrawn last month as part of a federal effort to reduce rules that businesses must follow.
Key HIV Care Teams Let Go, Putting Mothers and Children at Risk
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 9, 2025
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The Trump administration has let go of the last remaining U.S. health officials who oversaw HIV care for more than 1.1 million mothers and children in low-income countries.
The move raises alarms about how these vulnerable groups will get care.
The officials -- who...
Health Secretary Says Some Cuts to CDC Will Be Reversed
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 7, 2025
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Some recent cuts at U.S. government health agencies may be reversed, including a key program that tracks lead exposure in kids, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week....
CDC Cuts Key Smoking Programs Despite Success in Curbing Smoking Rates
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 7, 2025
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The U.S. government has shut down or paused several major anti-smoking efforts.
Public health leaders say the cuts could reverse decades of progress that have smoking rates in the country at all-time lows.
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Service...
Judge Blocks Cuts to $11 Billion in Public Health Funding
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 4, 2025
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A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from cutting $11 billion in public health funding -- at least for now.
U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2...
Trump Administration Orders More Cuts to CDC Budget
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 4, 2025
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not only lost nearly a fifth of its workforce, it has also been directed to slash $2.9 billion in contract spending.
That’s about 35% of its total contract budget. The agency has been ordered to comply b...
Longtime Head of 9/11 Health Program Let Go Amid Federal Job Cuts
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2025
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The longtime leader of a federal health program for 9/11 survivors and first responders has been fired, worrying many advocates and lawmakers.
The program serves more than 100,000 people.
23 States Sue Over $12B in Public Health Cuts
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2025
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A group of 23 states and Washington, D.C., is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over a sudden cut of $12 billion in public health funding.
The lawsuit says the rollback will disrupt vital services. It was filed Tuesday and asks the court to sto...
How Cory Booker Prepped His Body To Break 25-Hour Senate Speech Record
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2025
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker stood on the Senate floor and spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes this week, breaking the modern record for the longest Senate speech ever.
Senate rules allow a member who is recognized by the presiding offi...
Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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A major round of job cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) could weaken efforts to protect American workers, according to federal health officials.
About two-thirds of NIOSH staff -- roughly 875 people -- may lose their jobs as part of...
Harvard Profs Sue Trump Administration Over Removal of LGBTQ Research From Website
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2025
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Two Harvard medical school professors are suing the Trump administration, arguing that their research was unfairly removed from a government-run website.
Their studies, focused on improving patient safety and reducing medical errors, were suddenly removed allegedly becau...
White House Pulls CDC Nominee Dr. Dave Weldon Before Senate Hearing
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2025
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Hours before his scheduled Senate confirmation, the White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Weldon, a Republican and former congressman...
Dr. Oz Accused of Underpaying Medicare Taxes Ahead of Nomination Hearing
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2025
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Senate Democrats are raising concerns about Dr. Mehmet Oz’s nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), alleging he significantly underpaid Medicare and Social Security taxes in recent years.
A me...
Federal Addiction And Mental Health Agency Faces Major Staff Cuts
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 13, 2025
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A key federal agency responsible for addiction and mental health services is facing deep staff cuts.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which has a $7.2 billion budget, oversees vital services such as the 988 National Suicide and Cris...
Girl Scouts Say Cookies Are Safe Despite Lawsuit Claiming They Contain Heavy Metals
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 13, 2025
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Two groups focused on food safety and environmental toxins have sued Girl Scouts of America, claiming that their perennially popular cookies are tainted with pesticides and heavy metals.
GMO Science and Moms Across America filed court documents Monday in New York, based ...
Dozens Of Laid-Off CDC Workers Push To Get Their Jobs Back
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 12, 2025
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A group of former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees is fighting to get their jobs back after being abruptly laid off last month.
In a letter sent Monday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
USDA Disbands Two Key Food Safety Committees
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 12, 2025
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Two key federal advisory committees on food safety have been shut down, raising concerns among food safety advocates.
The move was part of a Trump administration push to cut costs and shrink the government.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) elimi...
HHS Employees Offered as Much as $25K To Leave Jobs
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 11, 2025
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In a sweeping effort to downsize the federal workforce, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has offered buyouts of up to $25,000 to many of its 80,000 employees.
The offer, announced in an email sent to a broad range of HHS staff, is part of ongo...
Free COVID-19 Test Program Stops Taking Orders
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 11, 2025
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The U.S. government program that provides free at-home COVID tests is no longer accepting orders.
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has not said whether the program will ever restart.
"The free at-home COVID-19 test distribution prog...
California Governor Rejects Bill to Provide Free Condoms to High Schoolers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 9, 2023
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A California bill would have made free condoms available for high schoolers, but it was vetoed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom because of cost.
California has a budget deficit of $30 billion, Newsom noted in his