NOAA plans to weaken vessel speed rules protecting North Atlantic right whales, now fewer than 400, days after a 3-year-old female washes up dead off Virginia.
WHO formally condemns a CDC-funded trial that would withhold a proven hepatitis B vaccine from 7,000 newborns in Guinea-Bissau, calling the study unethical and scientifically unjustified after two months of global backlash.
Two top RFK Jr. aides leave HHS in a White House-driven shakeup to sharpen health messaging ahead of midterm elections, including the acting CDC director who rarely visited the agency.
Pentagon used Anthropic’s Claude AI in the military operation to capture Maduro despite the company’s policy prohibiting use of its tools to facilitate violence.
FDA’s top vaccine regulator single-handedly rejected Moderna’s flu shot application over a trial design the agency had previously approved, overruling career scientists who wrote a formal objection.
EPA revokes the 2009 scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health, eliminating the legal foundation for all federal climate regulation.
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.
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.
Trump for the third time rolls back Obama-era protections on a nearly 5,000 square mile Atlantic marine monument, reopening it to commercial fishing.
Energy Secretary Wright credits emergency orders keeping aging coal plants open for preventing blackouts, while critics say the policy costs consumers $3 billion per year.
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.
NASA delays Artemis II lunar mission by at least 30 days after liquid hydrogen leak discovered during dress rehearsal.
Federal judge rules Energy Department violated federal law by forming secret climate group that met 18 times to produce report downplaying global warming.
NASA delays Artemis II fueling test until Monday after “rare arctic outbreak” sweeps Florida, pushing earliest moon launch date to February 8.
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.
Transportation Department plans to use Google Gemini to rewrite safety regulations for airplanes, pipelines and freight trains, with agency’s top lawyer saying “we don’t need the perfect rule.”
CDC vaccine panel chair questions need for polio vaccines, calls school immunization requirements “authoritarian,” says individual autonomy comes before public health.
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.”
USDA directs employees to Google search foreign scientists they collaborate with for “subversive or criminal activity” and send flagged names to the agency’s Office of Homeland Security.
NASA completes first medical evacuation from space, returning four astronauts to Earth a month early after crew member developed unspecified health issue.
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.
NASA conducts first medical evacuation in International Space Station’s 25-year history after Crew-11 astronaut developed health issue, with splashdown expected early Thursday.
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.
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.
FCC approves 7,500 more Starlink satellites for SpaceX weeks after Chairman Carr pressured competitor into selling spectrum licenses to Musk’s company.
NASA orders first medical evacuation from the International Space Station in 25 years, cutting Crew-11 mission short after undisclosed medical emergency.
New federal dietary guidelines remove specific alcohol limits as Dr. Oz calls drinking a “social lubricant,” despite WHO stating no amount is safe.
CDC cuts recommended childhood vaccines after Kennedy overhaul, moving hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus, COVID-19 and flu shots to “shared clinical decision-making” category.
Trump orders HieFo Corp. to divest $2.9 million defense chip technology within 180 days, citing owner’s Chinese citizenship in deal that closed during Biden administration.
NASA closes its largest research library Friday, with 100,000 volumes including irreplaceable Soviet-era space documents to be warehoused or thrown out as Goddard campus shrinks from 10,000 to 6,600 employees.
Michigan loses $540 million in climate grants and $3 billion in canceled clean energy investments since January as automakers shift back to gas vehicles.
Duke cuts $299 million through buyouts and building closures in response to federal funding cuts, with 599 staff taking buyouts and 45 laid off.
NIH denies reappointment for Walter Koroshetz, director of neurological disorders institute since 2015, leaving 13 of 27 divisions with acting leaders.
American Academy of Pediatrics sues Trump administration claiming $12 million in grant cuts retaliated against its criticism of Kennedy’s vaccine policy changes.
CDC funds $1.6 million study in Guinea-Bissau to withhold hepatitis B vaccine from newborns after RFK Jr. changed US guidance without evidence, with experts calling it “neocolonialist.”
Measles cases reach 1,958 in 43 states, highest in 33 years, as CDC posts 78% fewer warnings on social media than previous years.
Senate confirms Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, seven months after Trump pulled his nomination over Democratic donations.
Trump administration moves to dismantle 65-year-old Colorado climate research center that developed hurricane forecasting tools, calling it “climate alarmism.”
Trump appoints Yale epidemiologist who speculated about vaccine-caused “turbo cancer” and profits from ivermectin sales to chair the President’s Cancer Panel.
Former NIH vaccine chief sues Trump administration over firing, alleging retaliation after she exposed officials who said “vaccines are unnecessary if populations are healthy.”
Trump signs executive order creating DOJ task force to challenge state AI laws and withhold broadband funding from states with regulations the administration dislikes.
South Carolina measles outbreak hits 111 cases with 254 quarantined, as U.S. faces losing elimination status if transmission continues through January.
FDA says it is investigating COVID vaccine deaths “across multiple age groups” after official claimed without evidence that 10 children died.
Former NASA administrator tells Congress the Artemis moon program “cannot work” and should be canceled, warning China will land humans on the Moon first while $10 billion summer infusion provided zero funding for lunar landing efforts.
Kennedy’s hand-picked vaccine committee defers vote on hepatitis B shot for newborns despite review of 400 studies finding no safety concerns and CDC data showing current schedule prevented 6 million infections.
Illinois signs law establishing state vaccine guidelines and expanding access for children as Pritzker calls federal changes “QAnon-inspired conspiracy theories.”
Twelve former FDA commissioners publish joint rebuke of vaccine memo in New England Journal of Medicine, saying claims “misrepresent both the science and the regulatory record.”
FDA’s top drug regulator retiring after three weeks, citing concerns that Commissioner Makary’s plans to speed approvals and exclude career scientists may be illegal.
