HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to link Tylenol to autism, contradicting FDA guidance and established medical science.
The Trump administration buried a federal study on alcohol and cancer after industry allies in Congress commissioned a competing report.
Trump publicly defends some vaccines nine days after firing his CDC director over conflicts with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
On the same day RFK Jr. testified to Congress, Massachusetts bypassed the CDC to require insurers to cover state-recommended vaccines.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces bipartisan calls for his resignation during a chaotic hearing on his CDC shake-up and vaccine policies.
More than 1,000 current and former HHS employees wrote to Congress demanding the resignation of Secretary Kennedy, accusing him of endangering the nation’s health.
The Texas Legislature has passed a bill that allows private citizens to sue individuals who assist others in obtaining abortion pills, a practice commonly known as “bounty hunting.”
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. adds seven new members to the CDC vaccine panel months after firing the entire original committee.
HHS will restore over 100 health webpages after settling a lawsuit with doctors over their removal as part of a ban on the word “gender.”
The governors of California, Oregon, and Washington formed a vaccine alliance days after HHS Secretary RFK Jr. fired the CDC director over a dispute on vaccine access.
Florida Gov. DeSantis and his surgeon general moved to end all vaccine mandates, targeting decades-old requirements for polio and measles in schools.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removes vaccine scientist and vocal critic Paul Offit from a key FDA advisory panel.
Senator Rand Paul attacks former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis’s ‘lifestyle’ days after he resigned to protest administration policy.
Trump stated he would consider reopening long-term psychiatric institutions, or “insane asylums,” to involuntarily confine mentally ill people and clear them from city streets.
Trump publicly demands drug companies prove the efficacy of his own Operation Warp Speed vaccines just days after his HHS secretary’s anti-vaccine actions roiled the CDC.
Nine former CDC directors accused HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of endangering public health days after he ousted the agency’s director for refusing to support his vaccine and personnel changes.
Robert Mueller’s family reveals he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago, following a House subpoena for his testimony on the Epstein case.
FDA’s top vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad demands the removal of a YouTube channel documenting his past criticisms of Covid vaccines.
HHS orders CDC employees back to the office 38 days after a deadly shooting and just days after firing the agency’s director.
A top CDC official revealed after resigning that HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has not received measles, COVID-19, and flu briefings from CDC staff.
Photo gallery shows CDC workers saluting and rallying in Atlanta as senior scientists are escorted out during White House push to remove director.
National Cancer Institute ends funding for pediatric brain cancer consortium after 26 years, shifting support to broader Children’s Oncology Group network.
CVS blocks Covid vaccines in 16 states until CDC panel meets, leaving access restricted while federal delays stall new recommendations.
HHS Secretary Kennedy attacked the CDC’s priorities one day after firing its director, mischaracterizing its list of medical advances to include abortion.
HHS Secretary Kennedy installed his own deputy as acting CDC director after his fired chief, Susan Monarez, refused to leave the agency.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressures West Virginia to weaken its school vaccine mandate, citing civil rights laws to demand a religious exemption.
CDC confirms it cut its foodborne illness surveillance program in July, reducing the number of pathogens it tracks from eight to two.
FDA restricts fall COVID shots to high-risk groups, a major reversal of the previous universal recommendation for everyone 6 months and older.
White House fires CDC director after she refused to resign over ‘unscientific’ orders, prompting four other top officials to quit.
Judge upholds Trump law cutting Medicaid funding from Maine clinics that provide abortions, diverging from a Massachusetts ruling that restored Planned Parenthood support nationwide.
HHS moves to strip thousands of CDC, FDA and NIH employees of union rights after court clears Trump executive order restricting federal bargaining.
Alaska medical board advances rule to punish doctors providing gender-affirming care to minors as GOP board member resigns to run for governor.
Supreme Court allows Trump to cut $783 million in research grants Congress had appropriated under anti-DEI push.
Trump budget office withholds over half of PEPFAR’s $6 billion despite congressional appropriation, jeopardizing a program credited with saving millions of lives.
Trump administration cuts $12 million California health grant after state refused to drop transgender content from teen pregnancy program.
At least 600 CDC employees receive termination notices after court ruling, cutting violence prevention and other programs weeks after campus shooting.
Trump administration eliminates gender-affirming care coverage from federal employee health plans starting in 2026, with only narrow exceptions.
Federal judge orders Justice Dept to explain Trump administration subpoenas seeking trans minors’ patient records under dubious legal theories after Children’s Hospital warns of trauma.
American Academy of Pediatrics urges COVID vaccination for infants and toddlers, defying RFK Jr. and CDC rollback that dropped shots for healthy children.
Rubio defends halting medical visas for Gazans following inquiries from GOP congressmen, citing concerns about Hamas-linked organizations.
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.
