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Trump Admin Orders Government Employees to Snitch on Secret Diversity Initiatives: 'We're Really Freaked Out'

Trump's executive orders banning DEI programs spark confusion and fear among federal workers, who face unclear directives and potential ripple effects.

Latin Times

Senate Committees Announce Hearing Dates For HHS Secretary Nominee

Senate committees schedule hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as HHS Secretary, facing scrutiny over vaccine and abortion views.

Top News

Fact check: Can Trump really erase Biden’s ‘health legacy’?

Trump’s early health moves suggest he aims to dismantle Biden’s drug cost and insurance expansions. What’s next?

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Travel, grant and funding cuts ‘stifling’ US health agencies in new Trump era

Halts to external communications, publishing reports and reviewing and approving research a ‘dramatic shift’

The Guardian - US

Trump opens RFK's war on public health

RFK's hearing hasn't even started yet and the White House has already attacked vaccines, birth control and the WHO

Salon

Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.

The Conversation

Trump’s health department cancels meetings and pauses communications

Health and Human Services is expected to be overhauled as Robert F Kennedy Jr waits to take department’s reins

The Guardian - US

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Federal Advisory Committee Meetings Canceled, Impacting Scientific Funding Process

Federal advisory committee meetings crucial for scientific funding decisions canceled by HHS, impacting US academic research.

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As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even probable.

Fortune

RFK Jr is telling senate Republicans that he’s actually ‘all for’ vaccines in screeching U-turn

Kennedy has suggested, contrary to scientific consensus, that certain vaccines are connected to childhood autism, asthma and developmental impairment

The Independent UK

Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and posts

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month

The Independent UK

HHS pauses communications through Feb. 1, memo says - Roll Call

The memo says staff should coordinate with presidential appointees before issuing official communications to public officials.

Roll Call

Kennedy to divest from law firms that sue over vaccines - Roll Call

HHS nominee previously served as a consultant and as a lawyer for law firms that sued vaccine makers, seeking injury compensation.

Roll Call

Trump Administration Orders Pause On Federal Health Agencies' Communications

The Trump administration halts external communications at federal health agencies, causing uncertainty among employees.

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Medicare Price Negotiations To Continue Under the Trump Administration

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to negotiate the prices for 15 new drugs, although it says its seeking "greater transparency" in price talks.

Roll Call

How RFK Jr. drove mistrust of a cancer prevention vaccine - Roll Call

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead HHS has a long history of discounting and peddling misinformation about the HPV vaccine.

The Independent UK

Mike Pence’s organization comes out swinging against RFK Jr. — because of abortion

‘I believe the nomination of RFK Jr. to serve as Secretary of HHS is an abrupt departure from the pro-life record of our administration,’ former vice-president says

Latin Times

Mike Pence Defies Trump, Comes Out Against RFK Jr. for Health Secretary

Mike Pence's advocacy group opposes Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s HHS nomination, citing his inconsistent pro-life abortion stances.

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DEA, HHS finalize rule allowing telehealth drug treatment - Roll Call

Rule will make permanent the temporary waivers easing access to buprenorphine via telehealth that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Former Trump Official Heather Flick Named HHS Secretary's Chief Of Staff

Heather Flick appointed as chief of staff for HHS Secretary-nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing challenges due to differing priorities and criticisms.

The Guardian - US

Biden administration allocates $306m in its final days for bird flu response

‘Critical’ funding comes as H5N1 outbreak intensifies and will go toward developing a response to the virus

Latin Times

Thousands of Doctors Come Out Against Letting RFK Jr. Become Health Secretary: 'He Is Actively Dangerous'

More than 15,000 doctors are urging the Senate to vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Guardian - US

More than 15,000 doctors urge Senate to reject RFK Jr as health secretary

Physicians call Kennedy ‘dangerous’ and point to harmful conspiracy theories about vaccines and science

The Independent UK

‘Actively dangerous’: 15,000 doctors sign letter begging Senate to reject RFK Jr for health secretary

Kennedy, among other controversies, has spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine

The Independent UK

Watchdog group accuses RFK Jr of voter fraud

Does Kennedy also plan to ‘thumb has nose at the law’ as Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services? asked the head of the organization

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