The deadly measles outbreak in Texas is continuing to rise, now approaching a total of 500 confirmed cases with at least 56 people facing hospitalization since late January, according to…
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President Trump spared pharmaceuticals from the opening salvo in his campaign to transform the economy through “reciprocal” tariffs; however, the global drug market may still be hit by reverberations from…
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Democratic attorneys general in 16 states led by New York and Massachusetts sued the Trump administration Friday over the cancellation of millions of dollars in National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
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A top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) abruptly resigned last week after reportedly being told he could either quit or be fired. Dr. Peter Marks is…
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As the country faces a deadly measles outbreak, funding cuts under the Trump administration are hitting public health offices that work to track and prevent measles. Roughly 20 states have…
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he expects about 20 percent of fired employees to be reinstated as the agency backtracks after…
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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 billion in public health funding from state and local health…
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The Senate has confirmed Mehmet Oz as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), making him the head of Medicaid at a time where its funding is…
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House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce committee are demanding a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F Kennedy Jr. about the massive layoffs happening at his agency. …
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Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer clusters were among those who were fired from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a…