Trump Administration Cuts $600M in Public Health Grants
The grants supported a broad range of public health functions, including H.I.V. prevention and disease surveillance, in Democratic-led…
Federal Workers Accuse Trump Administration of Breaking Labor Laws
A federal employee union has filed a complaint with the Trump administration over a policy that they say…
2025 Federal Politics Recap: Trump’s Return Sparks Sweeping Changes
In 2025, President Donald J. Trump’s second term began with an unprecedented wave of executive action, signing 225…
Childhood vaccine schedule slashed, ‘unknown risks’ of vaccination cited
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are unilaterally reducing the number of recommended pediatric immunizations in response to an…
Kaiser Permanente to Pay $46M for Patient Data Breach
The health system is settling a class action lawsuit after finding that data-tracking technology used on its websites…
Gangs Sought to Sponsor Child Migrants During Biden Administration
Aaron Stevenson began to notice a disturbing trend early on in the Biden administration. As an intelligence analyst for…
FDA ends emergency use authorization for Covid vaccines
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved updated Covid boosters, but removed emergency use authorizations…
Vinay Prasad returns to the FDA, weeks after his ouster
WASHINGTON — Vinay Prasad is returning to the Food and Drug Administration to resume his role overseeing vaccine,…
HHS Data Plan Aims to ‘Make Health Technology Great Again’
Voluntary Effort Calls for Standards, Empowering Patients, But What About Privacy? Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • July 31,…
Firing expert committee on vaccines won’t restore trust in science
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime skeptic of vaccines, got confirmed by the…
RFK Jr.’s new CDC vaccine panel sparks debate on conflicts
WASHINGTON — When health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the 17 members of the key panel that advises…
The little-known architect of $67B in HHS cuts
The relentless drumbeat of cuts to U.S. government research and disease prevention have devastated tens of thousands of…