COVID infections climb in midsummer wave as FDA delays push updated vaccines to mid-September, leaving most Americans with risk factors uncertain about protection.
CBO warns Trump’s new tax law could trigger hundreds of billions in automatic cuts beginning in 2026, including up to $250B from Medicare, unless Congress intervenes.
Blumenthal urges RFK Jr. to fire Malone from CDC vaccine panel after violent posts linked to attack on agency.
Trump administration orders DC police to clear homeless encampments as city officials scramble to provide shelters and resources.
Federal judge orders stop to HHS sharing Medicaid enrollee data with DHS after AP exposé reveals daily access to 79 million records.
Costco will not sell abortion pill mifepristone at its pharmacies following pressure from anti-abortion groups and Republican attorneys general.
HHS revives long-dormant childhood vaccine safety task force led by NIH’s Jay Bhattacharya after push from RFK Jr. and anti-vaccine activists.
Maine Family Planning sues Trump administration to restore Medicaid funds lost after independent clinics were swept into national Planned Parenthood defunding policy.
VA inspector general finds severe healthcare staffing shortages rose 50% this fiscal year as department cuts nearly 30,000 jobs through attrition.
Trump’s former surgeon general warns decision to cut $500 million in mRNA vaccine research will cost lives, undercut public health trust.
