RFK Jr. purges CDC and FDA's public records teams, despite "transparency" promises
It is unclear what will happen to hundreds of pending requests for public information as the health agencies slash staff.
RFK Jr.’s Axing of CDC Climate Program Will Hurt Americans, Ex-Official Says
A team of federal officials tasked with helping cities and states navigate the effects of climate change on people’s health ...
RFK Jr.'s measles 'cure' sickens Texas kids amid outbreak
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has advised taking vitamin A to fight measles. A Texas hospital ...
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At CDC, Trump administration’s job cuts wipe out wide array of specialists
In all, the CDC is expected to lose roughly 2,400 employees, or about 18% of its staff, as part of the broader cuts playing out across the Department of Health and Human Services. Scientists in ...
Trump names new CDC director to work with RFK Jr. after vaccine skepticism sank first pick
Susan Monarez has been acting chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since January. Her nomination came ...
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Milwaukee faces lead crisis without CDC experts RFK Jr. fired
The Department of Health and Human Resources secretary fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lead researchers ...
City loses federal help for MPS lead contamination probe after mass layoffs announced by RFK Jr.
CDC employees helping the city investigate lead poisoning at MPS buildings were swept up in mass federal layoffs announced by ...
RFK Jr. exiles top federal health leaders, including Fauci's replacement
Top federal health leaders across the Department of Health and Human Services were effectively ousted Tuesday from their ...