Trump administration rushes Medicare Advantage provider directory to launch for open enrollment despite frequent errors and contradictory information that could mislead seniors about which doctors accept their insurance.
More than 1,000 Western Alaska residents sleep in schools without functioning toilets or water after Sunday storm damaged nearly every home in two villages.
Jersey City’s Heights University Hospital seeks $25 million in emergency state aid amid $60 million shortfall less than two years after CarePoint Health bankruptcy.
HHS rehires CDC staff mistakenly fired through “coding error” in reduction-in-force, including disease outbreak investigators and measles response team.
EPA directed scientists to research tracing abortion drug mifepristone in wastewater following Republican congressional letter, a method anti-abortion activists seek to restrict medication.
Trump announces deal with AstraZeneca to cut drug prices in exchange for three years of tariff relief.
Administration uses $300 million in tariff revenue to fund WIC during shutdown, despite Trump budget proposing cuts to program for low-income mothers and children.
CDC cancels October vaccine meeting scheduled one month after September session after Kennedy’s anti-vaccine committee rescinded flu and MMRV recommendations in unusual accelerated schedule.
South Carolina quarantines 150 unvaccinated students as measles spreads to 11 cases after state begins allowing online religious exemption forms, with Spartanburg County exemption rate reaching 8%.
Health Secretary Kennedy claims circumcised boys have double autism rates from Tylenol, contradicting medical groups that still recommend acetaminophen.
UN World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain recovering from mild stroke in Arizona after treatment in Italy, with four to six week absence expected.
Trump reverses pledge to tariff all essential medicines, exempting generics that make up 90% of drugs dispensed after warnings of shortages and price increases.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway subpoenas Planned Parenthood patient abortion records to defend regulations that voters rejected when they approved Amendment 3 protecting reproductive rights.
Seattle paid Civic Hotel owners $2.7 million for empty shelter rooms after rejecting cheaper alternative, with Chief Deputy Mayor saying she wanted nonprofit leader “out of the homelessness business” despite superior placement rates.
CDC drops universal COVID vaccine recommendation, requiring physician consultation on risks and benefits, and splits MMRV shot after Trump administration replaced advisory committee with vaccine skeptics.
Trump demands Democrats reopen government before discussing health care, reversing earlier Monday openness to ACA subsidy deal as Democratic leaders deny any negotiations exist.
Trump administration plans Social Security disability rule eliminating age as eligibility factor or raising threshold to 60, potentially denying benefits to 750,000 older Americans.
Government shutdown forces cancellation of Walk to Defeat ALS on National Mall, costing research funding after organizers raised 60% of $525,000 goal and counting on event day to reach it.
Religious organizations, health care providers, unions and educators sue Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee, warning hospitals will lose medical staff and churches will lose pastors.
Lujan Grisham signs bills providing $30 million for food assistance and health insurance for tens of thousands facing federal cuts but holds vaccine bill after Republicans blocked emergency clause that would have given children immediate COVID vaccine access.
WIC program serving 6.8 million low-income mothers and young children faces funding collapse within a week after shutdown blocked quarterly allocation at start of fiscal year.
Kennedy fires Fauci’s successor as NIAID director three weeks after whistleblower complaint alleging cancellation of research grants, politicization of science, and administration hostility toward vaccines.
ICE refuses bond hearing for Michigan father with life-threatening leukemia who went 22 days without medication after arrest, citing Trump policy that bars hearings for immigrants who entered illegally.
FDA approves second generic mifepristone from company aiming to “normalize abortion” during Kennedy’s ongoing safety review of the drug used in two-thirds of U.S. abortions.
Maine Family Planning shuts down primary care for nearly 1,000 patients after Trump bill blocking Medicaid to abortion providers stripped $2 million despite Medicaid never covering abortion.
New Jersey community colleges launch statewide fundraising campaign as 39% of students report food insecurity and federal SNAP cuts threaten additional aid.
Education Department orders Fairfax County schools to investigate abortion claims after already withholding millions over transgender bathroom policy, threatening district with total loss of $167 million in federal funding.
Trump announces TrumpRx.gov website with Pfizer discounts that won’t apply to insured patients, threatening other drugmakers with tariffs unless they agree to similar deals by 2026 launch.
Federal government shuts down as Republicans refuse to negotiate health care funding Democrats say is required for 60-vote Senate passage.
House Democrats release district-by-district tool showing Medicaid, Medicare and ACA cuts’ local impact as they refuse to capitulate in shutdown negotiations over Republican healthcare changes.
Trump posts then deletes AI-generated video of himself promoting QAnon medical conspiracy after Fox News confirms fake segment never aired.
California now allows doctors to anonymously mail abortion pills to shield them from Texas lawsuits as FDA review threatens access.
Sixteen states sue HHS after agency threatens to strip $35 million in sex ed funding over lessons mentioning transgender students.
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens files impeachment articles against RFK Jr. over cuts to cancer research and vaccine restrictions.
Trump imposes 100% tariff on branded drug imports and new levies on trucks and furniture starting Wednesday.
Portland State study finds Trump’s spending bill threatens $530 million in federal funding for Northwest tribes’ water, housing and climate programs.
Planned Parenthood halts Wisconsin abortion services after appeals court lifts injunction blocking Trump’s Medicaid funding ban.
The World Health Organization directly rebuts the Trump administration’s new warning on Tylenol and autism, affirming there is no consistent scientific link.
The Trump administration appoints Ben Carson to a senior USDA role to help lead its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda and shape SNAP policy.
The Pentagon quietly eases its mandatory flu shot rule for reservists, reflecting the administration’s broader skepticism of vaccine mandates.
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, Alphabet said YouTube will restore channels banned for spreading pandemic-era COVID and election misinformation, blaming the original bans on pressure from the Biden administration.
A federal judge orders the Trump administration to restore over $500 million in UCLA health grants suspended over claims of antisemitism.
Trump promotes discredited links between vaccines and autism with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during an event announcing a new government study.
The Trump administration plans to link Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, contradicting established guidance from the FDA and medical organizations.
Democratic leaders demanded a meeting with Trump 10 days before a government shutdown deadline, blaming him for a standoff over health care funding.
The Trump administration canceled the USDA’s annual hunger report two and a half months after signing legislation that cut food stamps for 3 million people.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws banning law enforcement from wearing face masks and accessing schools 12 days after the Supreme Court allowed roving immigration patrols.
The CDC backtracks on a remote work ban for disabled employees four days after a union called the new HHS policy a civil rights violation.
A CDC panel appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. votes to require a doctor’s consultation for COVID shots for most Americans.
RFK Jr.’s new CDC vaccine panel votes to withdraw the recommendation for a combined measles vaccine for young children one day after the ousted CDC director warned of political pressure.
