Kennedy’s MAHA commission report blames corporate influence and environmental toxins for childhood disease crisis.
Deadly Kentucky tornado that killed 14 people tracked by weather office struggling with staffing cuts that eliminated overnight shifts at many National Weather Service locations.
U.S. measles cases surge to 1,024 across 30 states as CDC reports 13% hospitalization rate despite disease being preventable with vaccination.
National Weather Service seeks internal transfers to fill 155 vacancies as Houston office loses all management and Kansas facility ends 24/7 operations, but hiring freeze remains.
Trump’s surgeon general nominee promoted psychedelic therapy and credited mushrooms with helping her find love.
Musk secures Saudi approval for Starlink while promoting Tesla ventures during Trump-led investment trip.
USDA restores climate and conservation content after lawsuit over Trump purge that removed key farm support tools from public websites.
EPA tells 1,500 scientists in Office of Research and Development to apply for new agency jobs after Trump administration reorganization targets their positions.
Columbia will lay off nearly 180 researchers after Trump administration cuts $400 million in federal grants.
FDA names COVID policy critic Vinay Prasad to lead vaccines division after former chief quit amid RFK Jr. clashes.
Trump administration ends CDC infection control panel, halting updates to national hospital guidelines.
Trump budget slashes NIH, CDC, and chronic disease programs in sweeping cuts to public health and research.
RFK Jr. falsely claims measles vaccine contains fetal tissue and asks CDC for vitamin-based treatments.
House Republicans vote to block California’s clean air waivers and revoke Biden-era vehicle rules in legally dubious move.
Kennedy redirects $500 million in COVID funds to launch universal vaccine project with placebo testing mandate.
“Your Local Epidemiologist” Katelyn Jetelina offers webinar on influencing health policy this Friday.
HHS chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges parents to “do your own research” on vaccines, despite overseeing the nation’s vaccine safety.
Trump administration disbands U.S. climate report authors, threatening congressionally mandated national assessment.
Trump administration slows Covid vaccine approvals by requiring new trials and shifting FDA standards.
HHS reverses course, restores funding for landmark Women’s Health Initiative women’s-health study after backlash
Education Department investigates UC Berkeley for failing to disclose Chinese funding tied to Tsinghua research institute.
NIH to launch autism registry and share private medical data for RFK Jr.’s study criticized as stigmatizing and unfounded.
Montana confirms first measles cases in 30+ years; health officials hope high vaccination rates will limit spread.
RFK Jr. suggests compensating families of people with severe autism, saying his comments apply to 25% and linking the condition to environmental toxins.
Trump administration to cut another $1 billion from Harvard health research funding after university rejects White House demands.
Trump replaces COVID data website with page blaming Fauci and China, deletes info on vaccines and treatment.
Trump officials move to gut endangered species protections by redefining “harm” to exclude habitat destruction.
Trump admin proposes 30% cut to health budgets, slashing HIV prevention, mental health care, and chronic disease programs.
RFK Jr. claims measles is plateauing as cases double last year’s total, top 700, and spread to six states with three dead.
Trump signs orders to revive U.S. coal industry, mandate new plants, and reclassify coal as a critical mineral despite its role in climate change and extreme weather.
RFK Jr. plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water, echoing Utah ban and triggering EPA review.
Trump administration doesn’t renew contract for translating weather alerts and forecasts, cutting access for non-English speakers.
Peer-reviewed study last week shows NIH cancer breakthrough helping 1 in 4 patients, but Trump-era layoffs are delaying treatment rollout.
