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Date: 2025/05/09 - 22:00

19 States, DC Sue Trump Administration Over Federal Health Agency Layoffs

Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's plans to significantly reduce staffing at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which could disrupt public health services, such as safeguarding food and medication supplies.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 17:00

NIH, CMS Partner to Advance Understanding of Autism Through Secure Access to Select Medicare and Medicaid Data

The partnership will focus first on enabling research around the root causes of autism spectrum disorder.

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of influenza A/H1N1 virus particles.

Date: 2025/05/01 - 18:30

HHS, NIH launch next-generation universal vaccine platform for pandemic-prone viruses

These vaccines aim to provide broad-spectrum protection against multiple strains of multiple viruses.

Date: 2025/04/21 - 23:32

CDC Panel Reviews Vaccine Guidelines Under RFK Jr.: Key Changes to Know

Under direction of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC is considering changes to its recommendations on vaccines for COVID-19, RSV, HPV, and other infectious diseases. Experts say some changes may be warranted, but they note that robust vaccination campaigns are still necessary.

A young child brushes his teeth with a caregiver

Date: 2025/04/17 - 00:00

Fluoride in Drinking Water Is Considered Safe, Despite RFK Jr.’s Proposed Ban

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently called for a ban on fluoridated water in U.S. communities. Emerging evidence shows potential health harms and neurotoxic effects in young children, but experts caution the findings are limited and should be interpreted with caution.

Date: 2025/04/10 - 19:00

HHS Cuts Programs That Help People Quit Smoking: What Are the Health Impacts?

The HHS has gutted key programs that help people quit smoking, including the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. Experts say the federal cuts could increase smoking rates, related disease burden, and treatment costs.

Planned Parenthood sign held in front of US Supreme Court

Date: 2025/04/03 - 19:32

Supreme Court Appears Divided Over State-Level Cuts to Planned Parenthood Funding

The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether states can deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood because the organization’s clinics perform abortions. The Trump administration has also temporarily frozen $27 million in Title X family planning funding designated for Planned Parenthood.

Date: 2025/04/01 - 16:30

Jay Bhattacharya Begins Tenure as 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health

President Trump nominated Dr. Bhattacharya for the position on Nov. 26, 2024, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 25, 2025.

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Date: 2025/03/20 - 22:00

Study illuminates the structural features of memory formation at cellular and subcellular levels

NIH-funded study uses cutting-edge imaging techniques to reconstruct features underlying learning and memory in the mouse brain.

A child is immunized against measles with their caregiver

Date: 2025/03/12 - 01:00

RFK Jr.’s Strategies for Containing Measles Outbreak Include Vitamin A, Cod Liver Oil

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommends alternative treatment and prevention methods for measles amid growing outbreaks in 11 states and New York City. Kennedy has linked poor diet and health to measles and touts vitamin A and cod liver oil as treatments.