Why RFK is letting Musk run wild in HHS Some Cabinet officials loathe Musk, but Kennedy grabs his chance to destroy science-based medicine Salon · Mar 11, 2025
Medicare and Medicaid Employees Offered New Buyouts: What You Need to Know Federal HHS workers who inspect food, research diseases and administer Medicare and Medicaid are offered $25,000 buyouts Kiplinger · Mar 10, 2025
Major US Health Agency Offers $25K Buyout To 80,000 Employees, Decision Deadline Set For Friday The HHS has reportedly offered all of its employees with a $25,000 buyout to voluntarily leave the agency that includes some of the most critical units in American health, including the CDC and the NIH. International Business Times · Mar 10, 2025
US Cancels $400 Million to Columbia University: Northwestern, Portland State and More May Be Next The US has cancelled £314 million ($400 million) in federal funding to Columbia University over antisemitism allegations, with four other universities now under investigation for similar concerns. International Business Times UK · Mar 7, 2025
RFK Jr. touts vitamin A and cod liver oil amid measles outbreak. Health experts warn the move is 'misleading the public' In the U.S., the CDC calls vaccination “the best defense” against becoming infected with measles. Fortune · Mar 7, 2025
Amy Klobuchar's Health Misinformation Act Has Aged Poorly A proposed bill in 2021 would have put the HHS secretary in charge of censoring COVID-19 contrarianism on social media. Reason · Mar 6, 2025
No, HHS Didn't Spend $8 Million 'Making Mice Transgender' HHS, like all government programs, has plenty of silly and wasteful line items in its budget; there's no need to just make things up. Reason · Mar 6, 2025
FDA pick may differ from HHS head RFK Jr. in some key areas - Roll Call Martin Makary, an author and surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, has appeared frequently on Fox News to talk about health issues. Roll Call · Mar 5, 2025
The Best Part of Trump's Speech Was the List of Spending Cuts If only they were as big as the list of new spending. Reason · Mar 5, 2025
Massive Federal Workforce Shakeup: HHS, SEC And Education Dept Offer Early Retirement, Cash Buyouts The health department also asked employees to respond to a request for information about their recent accomplishments from DOGE, changing its previous stance that allowed them to ignore the request without consequences. Employees were told to submit their responses by midnight. International Business Times · Mar 4, 2025
HHS spokesperson quits after reportedly clashing with RFK Jr over ‘muted’ measles response Thomas Corry, who served as the department’s assistant secretary of public affairs for roughly two weeks, announced his resignation on LinkedIn The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2025
US health official quits after reported clashes with RFK Jr over measles Tom Corry, a top spokesperson at the health and human services department, abruptly resigned on Friday The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2025
Top HHS Spokesperson Resigns Amid Internal Conflicts Thomas Corry, a top HHS spokesperson, resigns amid conflicts over measles outbreak communication. Top News · Mar 3, 2025
Top HHS Spokesperson Quit Due to RFK Jr's 'Muted Response' to Measles Outbreak Days Before Kennedy's Op-Ed: Report A top HHS spokesperson quit over newly minted Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s response to the measles outbreak in Texas. Latin Times · Mar 3, 2025
Top News · Mar 3, 2025 HHS Employees Required To Report Weekly Accomplishments US HHS employees must now submit weekly accomplishments in response to an email, emphasizing caution due to potential foreign scrutiny.
Top News · Feb 28, 2025 US HHS Reverses Richardson Waiver, Alarming Advocates US HHS reverses Richardson Waiver, raising concerns about transparency and public participation in decision-making processes.
Reason · Feb 28, 2025 So Much For RFK, Jr.'s Promise of 'Radical Transparency' at HHS RFK, Jr.'s Health and Human Service has inexplicably cancelled two vaccine-related advisory meetings since he took the helm of the agency.
The Guardian - US · Feb 28, 2025 Documents seized by FBI in Mar-a-Lago raid returned to Trump, White House says – as it happened Classified papers seized in 2022 were returned, a spokesperson told favorable reporters picked by White House aboard Air Force One. This blog is now closed.
Salon · Feb 28, 2025 No evidence drug farms treat addiction Science, not drug farms, is the answer to keeping our overdose numbers low
Top News · Feb 27, 2025 HHS Supports Texas Measles Outbreak Response, Emphasizes Vaccination Importance Learn about the recent measles outbreak in Texas, vaccination importance, and global risks. Stay informed to prevent measles spread.
Top News · Feb 27, 2025 U.S. Navy To Focus On Biological Sex, Not Gender Identity U.S. Navy shifts focus to biological sex over gender identity in response to Trump's orders, impacting transgender individuals in the military.
Reason · Feb 26, 2025 Unvaccinated Kid Dies of Measles in Texas Odd coincidence that RFK Jr. is now Secretary of Health and Human Services?
Roll Call · Feb 26, 2025 Texas measles outbreak results in death - Roll Call Measles had been officially eliminated in the United States in 2000, according to the CDC, with the only new cases coming from travel.
Top News · Feb 25, 2025 US Refuses To Blame Russia For Ukraine Invasion At UN Recent events include U.S. stance on Russia, White House AP access dispute, USAID confusion, Macron's trade war warning, HHS email caution, legal battles, ...
The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2025 Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies