Debate over the abortion pill mifepristone resurfaces after Makary confirmed to head the FDA
The FDA-approved abortion pill mifepristone is under scrutiny as the new Republican administration takes charge ...
Mass layoffs expected to begin at health agencies as Kennedy agenda takes shape
The Health and Human Services Department plans to cut around 10,000 full-time jobs, drastically remaking the agency tasked ...
Major cuts are set to hit HHS. Here’s what’s affected.
Several of the most recognizable agencies within the department, including the FDA and the CDC, will see their headcount ...
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‘It’s a completely different world’: Ex-CDC comms director on the future of public health messaging
CDC deputy director of public affairs Nina Witkofsky is serving as acting director of communications following Griffis’ exit.
U.S. Health Agency Announced Job Cuts
The major reduction will cut especially deep at two agencies within the department that have been in Kennedy’s sights: the ...
The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy’s HHS overhaul
The proposed overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could weaken and possibly eliminate a little-known ...
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State and local health departments grapple with flurry of cuts from D.C.
Food programs, outbreak monitoring, mental health aid: state and local health officials grapple with a flurry of budget cuts ...
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A form letter canceled my project to support local health departments
"The letter canceling my public health project ended with ‘Respectfully,’ of all things. There's nothing respectful about ...
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American Lung Association: Proposed HHS Reductions Will Undermine Lifesaving Health Protections
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced a significant restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the elimination of thousands of roles dedicated to ...
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Private actors and governance for planetary health equity
A recent Lancet Editorial asserts that philanthropy in health is here to stay.1 Are these private actors altering the evolution of global and national institutions in ways that undermine planetary ...
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UNICEF warns over 800K children face escalating violence and famine in Sudan
The UN agency called for their urgent protection alongside immediate humanitarian access. The dire warning comes as clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ...