California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sue to block $600 million in CDC public health funding cuts the states say are driven by political retaliation over immigration enforcement disagreements.
Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines website directs Americans to Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot for nutrition advice, weeks after the chatbot generated millions of sexualized deepfakes of women and children.
Forest Service knew wildland firefighter pants contained PFAS “forever chemicals” as early as 2021 but chose not to tell firefighters, waiting instead for a study that is still ongoing.
National Cancer Institute is spending taxpayer funds to study ivermectin as a cancer treatment, alarming career scientists who call it “absurd.”
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine despite no safety or efficacy concerns, rejecting a clinical trial design the agency itself approved in 2024.
Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again PAC pledges $1 million to defeat Senate Health Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy in a Louisiana Republican primary, backing a Trump-endorsed congresswoman.
Trump administration moves to cut $600 million in CDC-administered public health funding from California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota, calling grants for HIV prevention and disease outbreak management “inconsistent with agency priorities.”
Medicare chief Oz urges Americans to get measles vaccine after U.S. hits 12 consecutive months of transmission, meeting criteria for losing disease elimination status.
DC health officials confirm measles cases among attendees of the January March for Life rally, with exposure sites spanning the Basilica, Catholic University, Metro, Reagan National and an Amtrak train.
Oregon family detained by ICE while taking their 7-year-old to a Portland emergency room released after three weeks in a Texas detention center.
Two active tuberculosis cases and 18 COVID infections detected at the 5,000-bed ICE tent facility at Fort Bliss where three detainees have died in six months.
Arizona judge permanently blocks genetic abnormality abortion ban, telemedicine restrictions, and mandatory waiting periods, ruling they violate the abortion rights amendment voters passed in 2024.
DHS allowed one congresswoman into Minneapolis detention facility after she produced a court order but denied entry to two other lawmakers, as the doctor-turned-representative found no measles protocols in place.
Harvard psychiatrist says Kennedy was “not accurate” in claiming his keto studies “cured” schizophrenia, cautioning that evidence remains preliminary and patients should not stop medications.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from freezing $10 billion in child care and safety net funding to Colorado, California, New York, Minnesota, and Illinois after officials couldn’t provide evidence of fraud.
EPA reapproves controversial herbicide dicamba for use on cotton and soybeans despite known drift risks, cutting allowed volume in half but drawing criticism from both environmentalists and MAHA activists.
RFK Jr. tells Tennessee crowd the keto diet can “cure” schizophrenia, citing a 2019 paper on two patients while psychiatrists call the claim misleading and unsupported.
Trump launches TrumpRx, a government website that links to drugmaker discount programs most companies were already offering before the deal.
South Carolina’s measles outbreak reaches 876 cases with 800 unvaccinated, as a separate outbreak hospitalizes four patients at a Florida university campus.
Illinois joins the World Health Organization’s global disease surveillance network after Trump pulled the U.S. out, becoming the second state after California to maintain WHO ties independently.
HHS announces $100 million addiction and homelessness initiative less than three weeks after cutting then restoring $2 billion in mental health funding.
Two measles cases confirmed at family immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, forcing facility-wide quarantine and cancellation of congressional inspection visit.
Idaho reports five probable measles cases in one unvaccinated Canyon County household, with the state ranking last in the nation for kindergarten vaccination coverage.
Newsom files civil rights complaint against Dr. Oz after CMS administrator posted video falsely linking Armenian-American bakery to “organized crime mafia” health care fraud.
South Carolina measles outbreak reaches 789 cases with 570 people in quarantine, hundreds of students sent home from Upstate schools.
Texas AG Paxton sues Delaware nurse practitioner for prescribing abortion medication to Texans, second lawsuit testing state shield laws protecting out-of-state providers.
Abbott orders Texas state agencies and public universities to stop sponsoring new H-1B visas until after the 2027 legislative session, citing program exploitation concerns.
Study finds CDC stopped updating 38 of 82 public health databases since Kennedy became health secretary, with nearly 90% of the paused systems tracking vaccinations.
Vance pledges anti-abortion action at March for Life; administration expands foreign aid ban to cover abortion providers and DEI programs.
CDC vaccine panel chair questions need for polio vaccines, calls school immunization requirements “authoritarian,” says individual autonomy comes before public health.
California becomes first state to join WHO disease surveillance network one day after Trump completed U.S. withdrawal from the organization.
Family with active asylum case detained while taking 7-year-old to Portland emergency room; entered legally through CBP One, now held in Texas.
Judge extends order requiring Trump administration to keep funding child care subsidies in five states after HHS cited fraud concerns based on right-wing influencer video.
U.S. formally completes withdrawal from World Health Organization one year after Trump initiated process; Rubio and Kennedy say WHO refuses to return American flag over unpaid dues.
HHS threatens to strip Illinois of federal health funding over 2017 law requiring doctors who oppose abortion to refer patients to providers who offer it.
U.S. meets key condition for losing measles elimination status after 12 months of sustained transmission, with CDC official calling it “the cost of doing business.”
Virginia legislature sends reproductive rights amendment to November ballot, becoming the first Southern state to let voters enshrine abortion access.
Trump endorses Rep. Julia Letlow to primary Sen. Bill Cassidy after the Louisiana Republican criticized CDC’s decision to reduce recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11.
NASA completes first medical evacuation from space, returning four astronauts to Earth a month early after crew member developed unspecified health issue.
Trump unveils “Great Healthcare Plan” on final day of ACA enrollment, proposing health savings accounts and drug pricing changes after federal subsidies expired.
South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in one week to 434 cases with 409 in quarantine, as health officials warn they’re losing ability to trace spread.
Trump signs bill allowing whole and 2% milk in school lunches for first time since 2012, with new law exempting milk fat from saturated fat calculations.
Trump administration reinstates up to $2 billion in mental health and addiction grants less than 24 hours after cutting them, following outcry from Congress and patient advocates.
Newsom signals California will block Louisiana’s extradition request for doctor indicted on felony charges for mailing abortion pills, saying state “will not be complicit.”
FDA deletes webpage warning parents about dangerous bogus autism treatments including chelation therapy promoted by David Geier, the anti-vaccine activist Kennedy hired to study debunked vaccine link.
Louisiana indicts California doctor for mailing abortion pills in 2023, asks governor to approve extradition warrant despite California shield law protecting providers from out-of-state prosecution.
EPA says it will stop calculating health costs of pollution when setting regulations, a change legal experts say violates Supreme Court precedent and “will not survive court challenge.”
Study of 5,000 pages of FDA documents found abortion pill decisions followed scientists’ evidence-based recommendations, undercutting Kennedy’s rationale for new safety review.
Federal judge orders HHS to restore $12 million in grants to American Academy of Pediatrics, finding likely “retaliatory motive” for cuts after group criticized RFK Jr.
German Health Minister calls RFK Jr.’s claim that Germany prosecuted doctors over COVID vaccines “completely unfounded” and “factually incorrect.”
