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.
Arizona senator Ruben Gallego rallies Iowa Democrats against Trump’s tax law, spotlighting Medicaid cuts and targeting Iowa GOP politicians ahead of 2026
FDA reinstates Vinay Prasad as vaccine chief less than two weeks after White House ouster sparked by Laura Loomer campaign, bolstering Makary and RFK Jr.
OPM orders agencies to expunge federal workers’ COVID vaccine noncompliance and exemption records hours after a Texas court dismissed Feds for Medical Freedom’s mandate suit.
Gunman who distrusted Covid vaccines kills Atlanta police officer in CDC attack tied to growing hostility toward public health agencies.
DHS stalls $115 million in FEMA-approved Helene aid while Trump-era GOP slashed FEMA and branded it useless during 2024 Helene response.
Gunman believed to target CDC opens fire near Emory University Aug 8 killing DeKalb officer and triggering shelter-in-place as motive remains unclear.
Trump paused a Medicare crackdown on skin substitutes after MAGA Inc. received $5 million from Extremity Care owner Oliver Burckhardt.
Epidemiologist warns fall vaccine access threatened as federal rollout system remains stalled in August without clear guidance.
Trump threatens escalating pharmaceutical tariffs reaching 250% over 18 months while demanding companies cut U.S. drug prices by September.
Kennedy ends $500 million in BARDA contracts for future mRNA vaccines, gutting pandemic preparedness tools experts say are crucial for next crisis.
GAO finds Trump administration violated federal budget law by canceling 1,800 NIH grants and withholding $8 billion to target diversity programs.
Trump reverses Biden’s expansion of VA abortion services as Republicans claim 2022 policy violated 1992 congressional prohibition.
White House retreats from IVF insurance mandate despite Trump’s campaign pledge, claiming legal constraints but planning no congressional action.
Wisconsin confirms first measles cases of 2025 with nine in Oconto County after public health officials warned state’s low vaccination rates made it vulnerable.
Trump administration blocks up to $300 million in CDC funding for gun violence prevention and health programs despite congressional approval in escalating appropriations fight.
Trump order revives Presidential Fitness Test in schools, naming golfer Bryson DeChambeau to lead sports council as part of broader conservative sports agenda.
CDC says kindergarten vaccine exemptions hit record 4.1 percent for the 2024-25 school year; critics link measles surge to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
CDC removes outside experts from vaccine advisory workgroups, consolidating control a month after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the ACIP panel.
Trump touts pledges from Amazon, Apple, Google and OpenAI for a national patient data sharing system, raising privacy warnings about HIPAA gaps.
California leads 23 Democratic states suing Trump administration to permanently block Planned Parenthood funding cuts after federal judge temporarily halted them Monday.
FDA official Vinay Prasad resigns after less than three months following pressure from Trump allies who called him progressive saboteur.
Senate confirms Susan Monarez as first CDC director under 2023 law requiring confirmation as agency faces massive staffing cuts.
Sanders and Jayapal to headline free livestream Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET explaining Trump cuts to Medicaid and Medicare while organizing resistance.
Texas sues New York clerk for protecting local doctor from $100,000 fine over abortion pills prescribed to Texas patient.
Kennedy announces plan to overhaul Vaccine Injury Compensation Program he calls corrupt despite past financial stake in vaccine injury lawsuits.
Judge Indira Talwani orders continued Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood after ruling Trump’s targeted exclusion likely unconstitutional.
