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NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A mother with stage 4 colon cancer faces an uncertain future after federal staff cuts delayed her experimental can...
Trump Taps Wellness Influencer Casey Means For Surgeon General
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and health tech entrepreneur, to be his nominee for U.S. surgeon general.
The decision comes after ...
Trump Administration Ends CDC's Key Infection Control Committee
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns from health experts.
The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) was termi...
Dr. Vinay Prasad to Head FDA Vaccine, Biologics Division
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco, to lead its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Researc...
Top FDA Inspection Official to Retire Amid Staff Frustration
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The official in charge of federal food and drug safety inspections will retire May 14.
Europe Launches $565 Million Campaign to Attract U.S. Scientists
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The European Union is looking to capitalize on the Trump administration's dismantling of U.S. research programs to beef up its own.
A $565 million program unveiled Monday aims to make "Europe a magnet for researchers,"
$800M in LGBTQ Health Research Funding Nixed by Trump Administration
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 6, 2025
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TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration has canceled more than $800 million in research focused on LGBTQ health, cutting hundreds of studies on cancer, HIV
RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 2, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the U.S., a decision that could impact how quickly and ...
New HHS Ad Campaign Urges Americans to 'Take Back Your Health'
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 30, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to launch a multimillion-dollar public health campaign, according to documents ...
HHS Clarifies: No New Autism Registry Will Be Created
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will not create a new autism registry, reversing a...
Landmark Women's Health Study Saved From Funding Cuts
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 28, 2025
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MONDAY, April 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a sudden about-face, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it won't slash funding for the Women's Health Initiative, a major research project focused on preventing disease in older women.
The decisi...
Federal Prosecutor Questions Medical Journals Over Alleged Bias
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 23, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — At least three medical journals have received letters from a top federal prosecutor questioning whether they mislead readers or allow political bias to influence what they decide to publish.
The letters were signed by
Federal COVID Websites Now Promote Lab Leak Theory
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 — The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page that promotes the theory that the virus came from a lab in China.
Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov, which once helped people order COVID tes...
RFK Jr.'s Major Autism Study To Use Private Health Records
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will provide private health data to researchers for U.S. health chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s
CDC Cancels Measles Help for Texas Schools Amid Staff Layoffs
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 21, 2025
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MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has canceled its plans to help Texas schools stop the rapid spread of measles.
The decision came after some CDC staff involved in this year’s outbreak re...
CDC Shuts Down Key Labs for Hepatitis and STI Testing After Layoffs
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 21, 2025
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MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Key labs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shut down amid recent layoffs, raising concerns about tracking and controlling serious infections like viral
Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Federal Health Budget
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 18, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration is weighing a plan to cut nearly a third of the federal health budget and eliminate or consolidate dozens of programs.
An internal memo was sent from White House budget officials to the U.S. Departm...
Top NIH Nutrition Researcher Quits, Citing Censorship Under Kennedy
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- April 18, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A senior government health researcher has announced his retirement, accusing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of censoring his latest findings on ultra-processed food.
HHS Fires Team That Sets Federal Poverty Guidelines
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 18, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal team responsible for setting poverty guidelines that determine who qualifies for health and food assistance has been fired, according to former employees.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) laid off...
New Endangered Species Rule Would No Longer Count Habitat Loss as 'Harm'
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 17, 2025
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THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration is proposing a major change to the Endangered Species Act that would no longer deem habitat destruction a harm to at-risk animals and plants.
Federal officials say this change would reduce an unne...
HHS Launches New Autism Study Despite Experts’ Concerns
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 11, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will launch a “massive testing and research effort” to explore the causes of autism, Secretary ...
Trump Administration Withdraws Key ADA Documents
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 9, 2025
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The Trump administration has removed 11 guidance documents that helped businesses follow the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a new report says.
The documents were withdrawn last month as part of a federal effort to reduce rules that businesses must follow.
Key HIV Care Teams Let Go, Putting Mothers and Children at Risk
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 9, 2025
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The Trump administration has let go of the last remaining U.S. health officials who oversaw HIV care for more than 1.1 million mothers and children in low-income countries.
The move raises alarms about how these vulnerable groups will get care.
The officials &mdash...
Health Secretary Says Some Cuts to CDC Will Be Reversed
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 7, 2025
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Some recent cuts at U.S. government health agencies may be reversed, including a key program that tracks lead exposure in kids, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week....
CDC Cuts Key Smoking Programs Despite Success in Curbing Smoking Rates
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 7, 2025
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The U.S. government has shut down or paused several major anti-smoking efforts.
Public health leaders say the cuts could reverse decades of progress that have smoking rates in the country at all-time lows.
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Service...
Judge Blocks Cuts to $11 Billion in Public Health Funding
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 4, 2025
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A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from cutting $11 billion in public health funding -- at least for now.
U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2...
Trump Administration Orders More Cuts to CDC Budget
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 4, 2025
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not only lost nearly a fifth of its workforce, it has also been directed to slash $2.9 billion in contract spending.
That’s about 35% of its total contract budget. The agency has been ordered to comply b...
Longtime Head of 9/11 Health Program Let Go Amid Federal Job Cuts
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2025
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The longtime leader of a federal health program for 9/11 survivors and first responders has been fired, worrying many advocates and lawmakers.
The program serves more than 100,000 people.
23 States Sue Over $12B in Public Health Cuts
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2025
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A group of 23 states and Washington, D.C., is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over a sudden cut of $12 billion in public health funding.
The lawsuit says the rollback will disrupt vital services. It was filed Tuesday and asks the court to sto...
How Cory Booker Prepped His Body To Break 25-Hour Senate Speech Record
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2025
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker stood on the Senate floor and spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes this week, breaking the modern record for the longest Senate speech ever.
Senate rules allow a member who is recognized by the presiding offi...
Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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A major round of job cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) could weaken efforts to protect American workers, according to federal health officials.
About two-thirds of NIOSH staff -- roughly 875 people -- may lose their jobs as part of...
Harvard Profs Sue Trump Administration Over Removal of LGBTQ Research From Website
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2025
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Two Harvard medical school professors are suing the Trump administration, arguing that their research was unfairly removed from a government-run website.
Their studies, focused on improving patient safety and reducing medical errors, were suddenly removed allegedly becau...
White House Pulls CDC Nominee Dr. Dave Weldon Before Senate Hearing
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2025
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Hours before his scheduled Senate confirmation, the White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Weldon, a Republican and former congressman...
Dr. Oz Accused of Underpaying Medicare Taxes Ahead of Nomination Hearing
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2025
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Senate Democrats are raising concerns about Dr. Mehmet Oz’s nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), alleging he significantly underpaid Medicare and Social Security taxes in recent years.
A me...
Federal Addiction And Mental Health Agency Faces Major Staff Cuts
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 13, 2025
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A key federal agency responsible for addiction and mental health services is facing deep staff cuts.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which has a $7.2 billion budget, oversees vital services such as the 988 National Suicide and Cris...
Girl Scouts Say Cookies Are Safe Despite Lawsuit Claiming They Contain Heavy Metals
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 13, 2025
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Two groups focused on food safety and environmental toxins have sued Girl Scouts of America, claiming that their perennially popular cookies are tainted with pesticides and heavy metals.
GMO Science and Moms Across America filed court documents Monday in New York, based ...
Dozens Of Laid-Off CDC Workers Push To Get Their Jobs Back
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 12, 2025
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A group of former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees is fighting to get their jobs back after being abruptly laid off last month.
In a letter sent Monday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
USDA Disbands Two Key Food Safety Committees
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 12, 2025
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Two key federal advisory committees on food safety have been shut down, raising concerns among food safety advocates.
The move was part of a Trump administration push to cut costs and shrink the government.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) elimi...
HHS Employees Offered as Much as $25K To Leave Jobs
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 11, 2025
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In a sweeping effort to downsize the federal workforce, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has offered buyouts of up to $25,000 to many of its 80,000 employees.
The offer, announced in an email sent to a broad range of HHS staff, is part of ongo...
Free COVID-19 Test Program Stops Taking Orders
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 11, 2025
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The U.S. government program that provides free at-home COVID tests is no longer accepting orders.
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has not said whether the program will ever restart.
"The free at-home COVID-19 test distribution prog...
California Governor Rejects Bill to Provide Free Condoms to High Schoolers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 9, 2023
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A California bill would have made free condoms available for high schoolers, but it was vetoed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom because of cost.
California has a budget deficit of $30 billion, Newsom noted in his
Major Drug Companies Agree to Price Negotiations With U.S. Government
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2023
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Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the drugmakers, including Merck, Bristol Myers Squib...
Biden Administration Gives Funding Boost to Help Curb Suicides
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 28, 2023
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The Biden administration is allocating $232.2 million in grants to help stem suicides and improve behavioral health care for at-risk groups.
Suicide is happening at an "alarming"rate, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Last year al...
Doctors Working With Trans Kids Oppose 'Unsafe' State Bans
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 19, 2023
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A new survey of U.S. doctors specializing in the care of transgender kids finds they're alarmed by pressure to limit patient care, threats to personal and patient safety, and the possibility of legal action.
"The increasing number of bans on gender-affirming care in...
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 5, 2023
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The two "freezing" episodes that Sen. Mitch McConnell experienced recently weren't strokes or seizures, the Capitol physician said in a new letter released Tuesday.
"My examination of you following yo...
Heart, Diabetes, Cancer Drugs on List for Medicare Price Negotiations, White House Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 29, 2023
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The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies.
The list represents the first step in a landmark program aimed at reducing the government's drug spending, and p...
Post-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 14, 2023
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The federal government recently stopped pandemic-related emergency food aid, leaving perhaps 2 million more Americans without enough to eat.
Emergency allotments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, ended in March in all sta...
Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo Will Replace Fauci to Lead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2023
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Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was named on Wednesday to become the next head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a job most recently held by
Long Targeted in Abortion Battle, U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home in State Department
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2023
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The President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that's long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department.
The move comes after years of pressure by anti-abortion groups and s...
New U.S. Rule Mandates Easy Access to Airplane Bathrooms by People Using Wheelchairs
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- July 27, 2023
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Airlines will now be required to make bathrooms on their planes more accessible for the disabled, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.