RFK Jr. is latest Trump official to face Democratic impeachment effort An HHS spokesperson blasted it as "partisan theatrics designed to elevate standing in a failing, third-rate Senate bid." Axios · Dec 10, 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
Cheryl Hines Shuts Down Speculation About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s 2028 Presidential Run Cheryl Hines responds to rumors about her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s potential 2028 presidential run, saying he's "not going to run for president." The Fashion Central · Dec 10, 2025
US 2026 Defence Bill Hits $901B—Nearly 10X Larger Than Health Budget US lawmakers have proposed a $901 billion defense bill focused on military strength and ideological issues, while the Biden-era health budget faces significant cuts, highlighting contrasting national priorities. International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025
Trump admin deadnames trailblazing transgender admiral on official portrait: Report Adm. Rachel Levine made history in 2021 as the nation’s highest-ranking openly transgender official The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2025
If Texas measles outbreak is still spreading, U.S. could lose measles-free status, scientists say One study estimates that an outbreak the size of the one in West Texas earlier this year costs about $12.6 million. The Texas Tribune · Dec 5, 2025
US health department unveils strategy to expand its adoption of AI technology The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has outlined a new strategy to expand its use of artificial intelligence The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025
Cassidy suggests HHS is anti-science ahead of hepatitis B meeting - Roll Call Sen. Bill Cassidy said federal health officials might be biased agains science. Roll Call · Dec 4, 2025
Chairman of vaccine committee leaves for new HHS job U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has replaced the head of his controversial vaccine advisory committee The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025
Long-awaited $3.6B in heating assistance released to states and tribes The federal government has released about $3.6 billion in delayed funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025
Louisiana official who called Covid-19 vaccines ‘dangerous’ given key CDC post Ralph Abraham appointed deputy director as RFK Jr continues to reshape US federal health leadership The Guardian - US · Nov 25, 2025
Meet Ralph Lee Abraham, the CDC's new second-in-command who believes the Affordable Care Act should be repealed and called vaccines 'dangerous' Abraham, 70, started his career in veterinary medicine. Fortune · Nov 25, 2025
White House Scraps DOGE: The Bizarre Subscriptions and Weird Overseas Contracts Draining Public Funds The White House has disbanded the controversial Department of Government Efficiency after bizarre subscriptions, overseas contracts, and questionable spending drained public funds. International Business Times UK · Nov 24, 2025
Doctors respond to ‘data-free’ decision over menopause hormone therapy: ‘It’s not true’ Physicians say FDA panel conflated two issues and made baseless claims about unproven health benefits The Guardian - US · Nov 24, 2025
Reason · Nov 22, 2025 RFK Jr. Breaks His Promises About the CDC on Vaccines and Autism The secretary of Health and Human Services lied to Sen. Bill Cassidy during his confirmation hearings.
LiveScience · Nov 20, 2025 'I don't know if CDC will survive, to be quite frank': Former CDC officials describe the disintegration of the agency under RFK Three former CDC officials share their experiences at the agency leading up to their resignations.
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025 CDC website is changed to raise suspicions of a vaccines-autism link The Trump administration has revised a website to contradict the scientific consensus that vaccines do not cause autism
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025 RFK Jr updates CDC website to link vaccines to autism despite years of agency fighting misinformation The website now states that “studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.”
LiveScience · Nov 19, 2025 The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status in months. RFK needs to go. Canada has lost its measles elimination status and the U.S. is likely to be next. These failures are the result of the anti-vaccination movement, bolstered by the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and it's a bellwether of the erosion of public health.
The Texas Tribune · Nov 19, 2025 A small Texas think tank cultivated COVID dissidents. Now they’re running U.S. health policy. People with ties to Brownstone Institute have significant authority over access to vaccines and scientific research.
Axios · Nov 18, 2025 NIH cuts impacted 74,000 clinical trial patients: study The termination of federal research grants disrupted about 1 in 30 NIH-funded clinical trials.
The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2025 Turmoil and tensions at FDA after dramatic exit of top drug regulator Scramble to find replacement for George Tidmarsh shines light on dysfunction at US regulatory agency
The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 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 Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025 RFK Jr. allies declared that ‘God is an anti-vaxxer’ at Texas conference attended by Cheryl Hines ‘We need to be more boldly anti-vax,’ one speaker told the crowd of attendees
Benzinga · Nov 10, 2025 Mark Cuban Raises Red Flags About Bernie Sanders' Medicare For All Plan: 'This Makes No Sense' Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur, expressed his concerns about the implementation of the Medicare for All Act advocated by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).