The Latest Breaking News from HHS

FDA proposes new food ingredient rule but skips defining ‘ultra-processed’

Move closes loophole but doesn’t include definition of ultra-processed foods, promised earlier this year

The Guardian - US · Aug 10

A Bipartisan Bill Would Add Reporting Rules to the Drug Discount Program That Funds Safety Net Care

Six senators introduced the SUSTAIN 340B Act, adding annual reporting rules and a data clearinghouse to the drug discount program.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Senate Panel Refers Fauci to Justice Department for Contempt as COVID Origins Questions Stay Unsettled

A Senate committee voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt and referred him to the Justice Department. Here is what the vote does and does not establish.

Medical Daily · Aug 7

Health Secretary Brings Take Back Your Health Tour to Danville as Rural Virginia Faces Medicaid Reductions

HHS Secretary Kennedy toured a Danville agriculture research center and a Chatham rehab facility, defending rural health funding amid Medicaid cuts.

Medical Daily · Aug 5

OSF HealthCare Pays $552,250 in Federal Privacy Settlement Over 2021 Ransomware Breach Affecting 53,907 Patients

Federal regulators settled with OSF HealthCare for $552,250 over a 2021 ransomware breach. Here is what happened and what patients should check.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Federal Officials Renew the Vaccine and Autism Question: What Decades of Research Already Show

Parents are asking about vaccines and autism again after new federal statements. Here is what the research shows and what to ask a pediatrician.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Senator Says HHS Discussed Removing Vaccine and Autism Claims from the CDC Website Before Nominee Votes

Sen. Bill Cassidy said talks with HHS about removing vaccine-autism claims from the CDC website preceded his support for two health nominees.

Medical Daily · Aug 3

‘Very different kind of problem – and a dangerous one’: Doctors’ dire warnings as RFK Jr’s agenda sees measles surge back

Measles is back with a vengeance in the U.S. Will America be able to fight off the virus this time? Julia Musto reports

The Independent UK · Aug 1

FTC Alleges a Telehealth Company Sent Users' Health Conditions to Ad Platforms After Promising Discretion

The FTC sued Hims and Hers over alleged sharing of sensitive health data with ad platforms. What the complaint alleges and how to check your own accounts.

Medical Daily · Aug 1

HHS Launched a Federal Cooking Show This Week, and the Research on Whether That Changes How People Eat Is Genuinely Mixed

HHS launched The Real Food Show on July 30. What nutrition education research shows about whether cooking media changes eating habits.

Medical Daily · Aug 1