Delays in Covid shots for kids is latest bid by Trump officials to restrict vaccines Administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory The Guardian - US · Sep 23
Nearly 600 FDA Postmarket Drug Studies Are Behind Schedule While Many of the Medicines Stay on the Market Nearly 600 postmarket studies of FDA-approved drugs and biologics are behind schedule. What the delays mean for patients and how to check a study's status. Medical Daily · Sep 22
Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases The Guardian - US · Sep 14
RFK Jr’s advisory panel overhaul stalled update on helping kids quit tobacco US preventive services taskforce’s members have not issued binding recommendations since March 2025 The Guardian - US · Jul 14
Trump's anti-science push for fertility Proposed Title X guidance would elevate restorative reproductive medicine — a practice not always based on evidence Salon · Apr 28
New mRNA vaccines could be a critical tool to fight cancer. But their future is up in the air More than 626,000 Americans are expected to die from cancer this year The Independent UK · Apr 21
RFK Jr and podcast guest suggest food is affordable in the US – despite rising costs Health secretary and chef Robert Irvine claim Americans could eat healthier and more cheaply if they shopped better The Guardian - US · Apr 16
Pope says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ amid feud with Trump’s White House Pontiff denounces leaders who invoke religion to justify war, after US bishops offer him support after Vance remarks The Guardian - US · Apr 16
‘She has no expertise’: the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Høeg’s tenure at the FDA The Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccines The Guardian - US · Dec 31, 2025
CDC defends measles response as outbreaks continue to balloon across US: ‘Any attempts to spin this are baseless’ There have been more than 1,900 cases across the country so far in 2025 - reaching a 25-year high The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
US health officials re-examine RSV shots despite documented safety and efficacy The FDA is reviewing RSV vaccines, which have drastically lowered infant hospitalizations, a spokesperson confirmed The Guardian - US · Dec 10, 2025
FDA drug chief signals possible exit as agency turmoil deepens Richard Pazdur’s potential retirement weeks into the role adds to upheaval at the FDA amid political pressure The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2025
Pediatricians fill vaccine messaging void left by CDC amid bad flu season Doctors step up after US health department suspended its flu vaccine campaign following Trump’s election The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2025
‘Americans should be alarmed’: Experts say loss of expertise at CDC will harm US health Top officials exited agency under RFK Jr’s leadership, and his anti-vax beliefs have dismayed medical community The Guardian - US · Sep 15, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025 Flesh-eating screwworm that has threatened US cattle has now been found in a person The USDA estimates that the screwworm fly parasite could cause at least $1.8 billion in economic damages to Texas
The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2025 Ice given access to Medicaid data in move critics call a privacy betrayal Officials let Ice access health data to locate migrants, alarming experts who warn of civil rights and health risks
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