U.S. Adds Security Measures at Dulles to Receive Citizens Who Have Been in Ebola Outbreak Region
The Department of Homeland Security directed all flights carrying certain travelers to arrive at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
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Party Politics Is Said to Have Played a Role in Kennedy’s Firing of Vaccine Advisers
The health secretary cited financial conflicts, but a White House official and someone familiar with his thinking said he was also concerned about ties to Democrats.
FDA Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions
The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.
Kennedy to Defend H.H.S. Overhaul as Democrats Denounce ‘War on Science’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify before lawmakers for the first time as health secretary on Wednesday, where he will also confront calls from a key Republican to reassure Americans about his agenda.
Local Officials Brace for Loss of Disaster Preparedness Funding
The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint.
Trump Has Called for More Babies but Dismissed Fertility Experts
The research team studying how to improve I.V.F. was a casualty of cutbacks at federal health agencies.
Trump’s Budget Calls for Deep Cuts to NIH and CDC
A budget blueprint released on Friday advances, in hard numbers and biting words, President Trump’s assault on the nation’s universities and scientific research enterprise.
The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines
The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public health good.
Kennedy’s Plan to Send Health Officials to ‘Indian Country’ Angers Native Leaders
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is committed to improving the Indian Health Service. Native American leaders have doubts. “It’s shameful,” one said.
C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say
The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world.