New coronavirus found in bats is not currently 'concern to public health', CDC says
The CDC said in a statement on Monday that it does not believe the new coronavirus found in bats poses a concern to public health currently.
HHS Warns Against Elon Musk Email: May 'Be Read by Malign Foreign Actors'
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned employees on Monday that emailed responses to Elon Musk's demand that federal workers justify their employment may be "read by malign foreign actors.
CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHS
FactChecking RFK Jr.'s first interview as HHS Secretary
A CDC vaccine committee meeting, the first of Kennedy's tenure at HHS, gets postponed
University of Pittsburgh pauses doctoral admissions amid NIH funding uncertainty
Pitt announced the pause of doctoral admissions until the impacts of these funding cuts can be better understood.
Flu activity 'elevated' in US but showing signs of abating, CDC data shows
Flu activity remains "elevated" in the U.S. but is starting to show signs of abating, according to new CDC data published Friday.
Riley Gaines featured in Trump HHS website that builds on 'two sexes' executive order
An HHS website devoted to women's health issues features a new video with women's sports activist Riley Gaines and builds on President Trump's "two sexes" executive order.
US FDA, CDC investigating multi-state listeria outbreak
The U.S. FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.
Trump, CDC fully restore 9/11 health program cuts from DOGE axe
Cuts announced last week by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were restored Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 21.
Exclusive-Merck Vaccine Case Linked to HHS Secretary Kennedy Delayed, Company Says
Merck and the plaintiff plan to reconvene in a Los Angeles state court in September with a new jury, the company said in a statement provided to Reuters. Kennedy, confirmed as HHS secretary last week,
NIH funding cuts: Federal judge extends restraining order blocking Trump administration’s action
A Biden-appointed judge extended a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration’s cuts to National Institutes of Health research funding.
UofL implements hiring freeze in the wake of possible NIH funding cuts
The University of Louisville will pause hiring due to concerns about how a new NIH funding policy will impact the university's budget.
HHS issues new definitions of terms like ‘sex,’ ‘man’ and ‘woman’ that critics say ignore science
In one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first moves as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the agency released guidance Wednesday for the US government, external partners and the public that offers a narrower definition of sex than the ones used by many scientists and that aligns with a January executive order signed by President Donald Trump.