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The Latest Breaking News from HHS

Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition

Health secretary is planning wide-ranging monitoring of autistic people’s health record and cuts to disability services

The Guardian - US

Ruling could give Kennedy more power over health care coverage - Roll Call

A Supreme Court case spurs concerns that President Trump will overhaul a preventive task force created under the 2010 health care law.

Roll Call

Outrage as Trump’s coal expansion coupled with health cuts: ‘There won’t be anyone to work in the mines’

Agencies protecting coal miners from hazards such as ‘black lung’ among those gutted by government cuts

The Guardian - US

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Reason

FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections

The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of food and drug safety inspections throughout the world

The Independent UK

FDA to suspend quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts

The FDA labs that test food to prevent illness have been affected by wider health and human services staff cuts

The Guardian - US

Top NIH researcher resigns claiming RFK Jr.’s aides stopped him talking to media about ultra processed foods

Dr Kevin Hall alleges aides to Robert F Kennedy Jr blocked him from presenting study into addictiveness of junk foods and edited interview answers without his consent

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HHS to look at environmental toxins as cause of autism - Roll Call

During press conference, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vows to determine causes of autism and cites concerns about toxins.

Roll Call

US, Europe diverge on infectious disease messaging - Roll Call

The United States has de-emphasized infectious disease programming in favor of prioritizing chronic disease.

Roll Call

The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people. Among workers dismissed in early April were several teams responsible for fulfilling requests for access to previously unreleased…

The Conversation

CDC autism report disputes RFK Jr’s claims about why the condition is on the rise

Experts attribute increase in case numbers to improved diagnostics as Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr insists ‘epidemic’ underway

The Independent UK

Autism rates in US rise again to 1 in 31 kids, CDC says

Newly released federal statistics show an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, marking another jump in a long string of increases

The Independent UK

Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA

Many Americans were relieved when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act in place following the law’s third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision permitted widely supported policies to continue, such as ensuring health coverage regardless of preexisting conditions, allowing coverage for dependents up to age 26…

The Conversation

RFK Jr urged to release nearly $400m allocated to help families combat heat

As part of Trump’s administrations ‘efficiency’ drive, staff running decades-old program for energy assistance laid off

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Fired FDA communications staff worry about impact on public health - Roll Call

As the Trump administration cuts thousands of federal jobs, some fired workers worry about health agencies' ability to protect the public.

Fortune

Nearly 80 million Americans are legally entitled to income-based help like Medicaid and food assistance. The Trump administration just dismantled the office that establishes eligibility

A small office within Health and Human Services that sets the federal poverty guidelines every year has reportedly been dismantled, with no one left to do the calculations.

Fortune

As RFK Jr. defends cuts to public health, experts warn of devastating effects that could haunt Americans for decades

There is one area to which experts say Trump’s administration unquestionably has already done real damage: public health.

The Guardian - US

‘Bureaucratic cruelty’: 9/11 responders and survivors shaken by US health cuts

World Trade Center healthcare program for people affected by attacks is in turmoil over Trump officials’ overhaul

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Salon

Disability advocates fight DOGE cuts

Cuts are already making it harder for people with disabilities to live in their communities

Euronews

RFK Jr to mobilise hundreds of scientists to determine cause of autism 'by September'

A longtime critic of vaccines, Kennedy has previously expressed the view that childhood jabs cause the developmental condition.

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. says HHS will determine the cause of autism by September

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr made claim during televised Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations

The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr says his response to measles outbreak should be ‘model for the world’

Public health experts argue he failed to give a full-throated endorsement of an extremely effective vaccine

Latin Times

RFK Jr. 'Didn't Know' the Impact of Cuts He Ordered on Medical Research Programs, Points Finger at Trump

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted during a televised interview that he was not aware of the impacts of sweeping cuts implemented on US healthcare that he helped facilitate.

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Capitol Lens | HHS checkup - Roll Call

Rep. Lori Trahan, right, takes a selfie with fellow House Democrats in the Department of the Health and Human Services lobby on Wednesday.

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