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The Latest Breaking News from HHS

Disability advocates fight DOGE cuts

Cuts are already making it harder for people with disabilities to live in their communities

Salon

RFK Jr to mobilise hundreds of scientists to determine cause of autism 'by September'

A longtime critic of vaccines, Kennedy has previously expressed the view that childhood jabs cause the developmental condition.

Euronews

RFK Jr. says HHS will determine the cause of autism by September

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr made claim during televised Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

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FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations

The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office

The Independent UK

RFK Jr says his response to measles outbreak should be ‘model for the world’

Public health experts argue he failed to give a full-throated endorsement of an extremely effective vaccine

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr. 'Didn't Know' the Impact of Cuts He Ordered on Medical Research Programs, Points Finger at Trump

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted during a televised interview that he was not aware of the impacts of sweeping cuts implemented on US healthcare that he helped facilitate.

Latin Times

Capitol Lens | HHS checkup - Roll Call

Rep. Lori Trahan, right, takes a selfie with fellow House Democrats in the Department of the Health and Human Services lobby on Wednesday.

Roll Call

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Experts fear rise in diseases as layoffs halt health research: ‘Incredibly bizarre gaslighting’

Trump administration’s dismantling of institutions under guise of ‘efficiency’ will lead to a grim future for Americans

The Guardian - US

Why water fluoridation is under fire in the US

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

The Independent UK

‘No guidance and no leadership’: chaos and confusion at CDC after mass firings

On 1 April, thousands of workers at HHS and agencies like the CDC were let go, leaving those left to piece together the cuts and mourn the research that can’t go forward

The Guardian - US

RFK's vaccine "endorsement" is phony

Using Trump's pandemic playbook, Kennedy uses anti-prevention actions to speak louder than his empty words

Salon

Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.

A former top vaccine official says he was forced out of government after trying to block Robert F

The Independent UK

Trump gutted key research programs studying violence. Experts say it will come at a heavy cost

Advocates say cuts to federal programs will ultimately lead to an increase in gun violence and domestic attacks

The Guardian - US

Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers

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Reason

The New Prohibitionists Are Hijacking Federal Dietary Guidelines

The campaign to make America dry is as dubious as the campaign for the food pyramid.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs

Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK Jr

The Guardian - US

Doge gained access to sensitive data of migrant children, including reports of abuse

Former officials question the reason for a Doge engineer’s access to the Unaccompanied Alien Children portal

Reason

RFK Jr. Hires a Vaccine 'Skeptic' To Find the Cause of Autism

A perfect example of waste, fraud, and abuse.

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The Conversation

Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency

The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health policies, responding to crises and maintaining trust in public health institutions.

Latin Times

RFK Jr's 'Mess' With Health Department's Lack of Urgency is Irritating the White House: Report

President Donald Trump's White House is reportedly frustrated with the lack of urgency from RFK Jr.'s health department, and poor relations with the media.

Roll Call

Xavier Becerra enters packed race for California governor

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is joining the crowded field of Democrats running for California governor.

International Business Times

Trump Admin Cuts Key Staff Involved In FDA's Bird Flu Response Amid Widespread HHS Layoffs

The job cuts have impacted researchers, scientists, and senior officials, leading to the loss of key figures who shaped U.S. policies on drug approvals, medical research, and public health.

The Guardian - US

US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling

Fortune

Analysts at Trump ally Howard Lutnick’s former firm call RFK Jr. ‘an anti-vax, conspiracy theorist with inadequate training’

RFK Jr. was reportedly behind the ouster of FDA’s top vaccine official and said last week that around 10,000 employees will be laid off at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Salon

Trump’s cruel calculus on public health

Blaming COVID to defund public health isn’t about bookkeeping. It’s about whose lives matter enough to fund

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