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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 Nesheiwat, The Associated Press reported.
Trump announce...
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- May 9, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 until early May, according to several committee members.
The gro...
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- May 8, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 and biologic medicines, including gene therapies, CNN reported.
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- May 7, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The official in charge of federal food and drug safety inspections will retire May 14.
Michael Rogers, associate commissioner for inspections and investigations at the U.S. Food and ...
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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," Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European C...
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- May 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 gender minority groups.
Experts say the move could harm public ...
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- May 6, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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.
The department said the new plan will promote transparency, but many health e...
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- May 2, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 Your Health" campaign would last four years and could cost tens of m...
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- April 30, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 Institutes of Health (NIH).
"We are not creating an autism registry. ...
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- April 29, 2025
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MONDAY, April 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 contracts supporting the whole study, which has tracked the health of tens of th...
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- April 28, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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.
The letters were signed by Edward Martin Jr., a Republican activist who ...
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- April 23, 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 and find public health information, now redirect to a new page titled "Lab Leak." The page shows an image of Presiden...
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- April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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.
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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, according to an agency employee.
CDC staff had planned to expand thei...
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- April 21, 2025
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MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 hepatitis and antibiotic-resistant
FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 dated April 10 and was obtained by CNN.
It contains a new ...
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- April 18, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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.
Kevin Hall made the announcement Wednesday on X, ending 21 years at NIH. <...
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- April 18, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 the technical data essential to the guidelines, which help decide eligibi...
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- April 18, 2025
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THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 conservation groups warn it could threaten endangered species across the...
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- April 17, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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.
Kennedy, a longtime critic of vaccines, shared the plan with President Do...
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- April 11, 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.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said the goal was to cut costs and boost the economy, The Associated Press
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- 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 worked in multiple U.S. agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), State Department...
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- April 9, 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.
The lead poisoning prevention and surveillance branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC...
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- 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 Services (HHS) made major cuts to tobacco control offices at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S....
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- April 7, 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 2019, said Thursday that she would grant a temporary restraining order. The request came from
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 by April 18.
These cuts come on top of the loss of 2,400 employees, The New York Times reported.
On ...
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- April 4, 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.
Dr. John Howard, head of the World Trade Center Health Program, lost his job during a
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 stop the cuts right away.
Most of the money -- roughly $11.4 billion -- was clawed back last week by the U.S. Centers...
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- 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 officer to speak for as long as they wish, as long as they don't stop or sit down. The 55-year-old New Jersey Democrat start...
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- April 3, 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 a larger restructuring ordered by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
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 because they included terms like “LGBTQ” and “transgender.”
The doctors say this move not only...
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- 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, said he was told Wednesday night that his nomination would not move forward because there were not enough votes for co...
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- 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 memo from Democratic staffers on the Senate Finance Committee says a review of Oz's tax returns from 2021 to 2023 found th...
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- March 14, 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 Crisis Lifeline, opioid addiction treatment programs and mental health grant funding.
It also provides training for no...
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- 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 on a December 2024 study that tested 25 cookie samples in three states, according to Tribune News Service. The ...
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- March 13, 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 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CDC leadership, they argue their dismissals were unfair and violat...
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- 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) eliminated the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods and the National Advisory Committee on Meat ...
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- March 12, 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 ongoing cost-cutting measures under the Trump administration, The Associated Press reported.
The voluntary se...
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- 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 program is not currently accepting orders," the website states.
However, tests t...
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- March 11, 2025
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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 veto of Senate Bill 541....
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- October 9, 2023
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Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the drugmakers, including Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson, will take part in price negotiations despite ongoing lawsuits over this same requirement, N...
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- October 3, 2023
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The Biden administration is allocating $232.2 million in grants to help stem suicides and improve behavioral health care for at-risk groups.
Suicide is happening at an "alarming"rate, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Last year alone, nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide, up 2.6% from 2021, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
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- September 28, 2023
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A new survey of U.S. doctors specializing in the care of transgender kids finds they're alarmed by pressure to limit patient care, threats to personal and patient safety, and the possibility of legal action.
"The increasing number of bans on gender-affirming care in the U.S. and the negative impact on pediatric endocrinologists may lead to areas in the country without access to pedia...
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- September 19, 2023
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The two "freezing" episodes that Sen. Mitch McConnell experienced recently weren't strokes or seizures, the Capitol physician said in a new letter released Tuesday.
"My examination of you following your August 30, 2023, brief episode included several medical evaluations: brain MRI imaging, EEG study and consultations w...
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- September 5, 2023
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The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies.
The list represents the first step in a landmark program aimed at reducing the government's drug spending, and potentially U.S. drug prices in general. However, six major drug companies are already challenging the program in court.<...
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- August 29, 2023
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The federal government recently stopped pandemic-related emergency food aid, leaving perhaps 2 million more Americans without enough to eat.
Emergency allotments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, ended in March in all states that hadn't already cut them.
After this temporary increase in SNAP benefits ended, recipients experienced a 2...
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- August 14, 2023
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Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo Will Replace Fauci to Lead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was named on Wednesday to become the next head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a job most recently held by Dr. Anthony Fauci, well known for his work on ...
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- August 2, 2023
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The President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that's long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department.
The move comes after years of pressure by anti-abortion groups and some Republican members of Congress to attach abortion-related limits on U.S. health support overseas, including PEPFAR. ...
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- August 2, 2023
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Airlines will now be required to make bathrooms on their planes more accessible for the disabled, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.
The new rule, authorized under the
When they need health care, Americans can be slapped with surprise medical costs because of loopholes in the law and "junk fees,"according to the White House.
The Biden administration is taking action on several fronts to deal with these unexpected costs.
"Evading the law and playing games to charge crazy, outrageous prices has to end,"President Joe Biden said in remarks on Friday.<...
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- July 10, 2023
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