Health and Human Services Department

Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety

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Staff units evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.

DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke

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After 20 percent of the World Trade Center Health Program staff was terminated last week, Democratic lawmakers were outraged. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers joined them.

Kennedy Says ‘Nothing’ Off Limits in Scrutinizing Chronic Disease

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., laying out his early health agenda, said he would examine childhood vaccines, psychiatric drugs and other “formerly taboo” topics in investigating the causes of chronic disease.

Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders

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A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.

Trump Reinstates Longstanding Republican Anti-Abortion Policy

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The move came after he addressed thousands of abortion opponents in Washington to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

Pence Wages Lonely Crusade Against Kennedy as Abortion Opponents Avoid Fight

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has taken different positions on the issue, has pledged to promote President Trump’s anti-abortion agenda in a bid to get confirmed as health secretary.

Health Secretary Defends Biden’s Covid Vaccine Mandates and Social Media Efforts

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In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.

Kennedy’s Plan for the Drug Crisis: A Network of ‘Healing Farms’

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The positions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and drug companies are well known. His approach to addiction has been far less scrutinized.