The Latest Breaking News from HHS

Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated

More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency are being reinstated

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

HHS Overhauls Vaccine Advisory Committee to Restore Public Trust

HHS introduces reforms to enhance transparency and restore public trust in vaccine guidance through changes to the ACIP structure.

Medical Daily · Jun 11, 2025

Conservative Radio Host Turns on GOP Senator After RFK Jr Fires Entire Vaccine Panel: 'Coward'

A conservative radio host and former politician has slammed a Republican Senator for not stopping Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he dissolved an entire advisory panel of vaccine specialists.

Latin Times · Jun 10, 2025

Robert Kennedy Jr expels all 17 members of CDC vaccine panel

US President Trump-appointed Health Secretary and vaccine sceptic will replace panel with his own selections.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2025

'We dissent': NIH workers protest Trump policies that 'harm the health of Americans'

Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency.

Fortune · Jun 9, 2025

‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’ - Roll Call

In a letter to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on Monday, NIH workers said they felt “compelled to speak up" about research cuts.

Roll Call · Jun 9, 2025

A judge tells federal agencies they can't enforce anti-trans bias policies against Catholic groups

A federal judge has ruled that two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse, for religious reasons, to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide health insurance coverage for such care to their workers

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025

Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance

The CDC, a $9.2 billion-a-year agency tasked with reviewing life-saving vaccines, monitoring diseases and watching for budding threats to Americans’ health, is without a clear leader

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025

Trump administration threatens Columbia University’s accreditation

The Education Department accuses school of violating the Civil Rights Act and calls for its accreditor to take action.

Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2025

ICE Has Separated Hundreds Of Children From Families And Sponsors Following 'Welfare Checks': Report

A CNN report found that approximately 500 children have been taken back into government custody following "welfare checks" by ICE, often separating them from their families

Latin Times · Jun 4, 2025