Tag: Government
U.S. Justice Department Subpoenas Health Records of Young Transgender Patients
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Justice Department has demanded numerous health care providers hand over...
AMA, AAP, IDSA Among Organizations Disinvited From CDC Vaccine Workgroups
Move follows RFK Jr.'s abrupt dismissal of the entire ACIP in June, alleging it was too aligned with manufacturers
Trump Moves to Bar Abortions at Veterans Affairs Hospitals
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration aims to bar U.S. veterans from receiving abortions at...
FDA Vaccine Chief Steps Down After Controversial Tenure
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top vaccine official is stepping down...
U.S. Senate Confirms Infection Expert as New CDC Director
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — After months with an appointed caretaker, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Federal Judge Halts Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood Through Medicaid
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Planned Parenthood clinics across the country will continue to receive Medicaid funding, at...
RFK Jr. May Remove Top Panel on Preventive Services Task Force
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members...
HHS Plans to Reform Organ Procurement Protocols
Agency wants to strengthen national safeguards and monitoring to improve organ donation safety
RFK Jr. Fires Two Trump-Appointed Senior Officials in Ongoing HHS Restructuring
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed...
Thousands Laid off From NIH, FDA and CDC After Supreme Court Decision
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of health workers lost their jobs this week after a U.S. Supreme...
