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Doctor leading Trump’s hantavirus response is a penile specialist who spread Covid conspiracies: ‘Erection Connection’

The physician, who has scant experience in public health, has compared the Biden administration to Nazi Germany, a report says

The Independent UK

As RFK’s lifestyle seeps into policy, some fret over long-term effect

When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the helm of the department in February 2025, he pledged to remove special interests from HHS and chart a new path focused on “gold-standard science.” He made his core policy interests clear in November 2024, even before he was President…

Roll Call

RFK Jr's New War is With Antidepressants, MAHA Wants Americans to Quit or Curb SSRI Use

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a federal initiative targeting psychiatric drug overprescription, sparking debate over mental health treatment and medication use.

International Business Times UK

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JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort

Medicare has already paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups as potential fraud is investigated

The Guardian - US

FDA chief's resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation's health department

Dr. Marty Makary's resignation from his post atop the Food and Drug Administration is widening a leadership gap that already existed at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Independent UK

Trump’s sudden cut in substance testing is ‘going to kill people’, experts warn

Samhsa said funding cannot be used to purchase or distribute fentanyl test strips or other drug test kits

The Guardian - US

‘This is not Covid’: CDC boss reassures concerned public over hantavirus outbreak as US cruise passengers taken to Nebraska quarantine facility

CDC Director says hantavirus is ‘not like Covid’ amid concerns about outbreak

The Independent UK

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Don't Waste Time Arguing Over the Surgeon General Nominee. Abolish the Office.

It’s a vestigial role that has morphed into a national annoyance.

Reason

Americans onboard hantavirus cruise ship to be repatriated to US as one tests positive

Seventeen passengers to be taken to a Nebraska quarantine center to be assessed, with one testing positive and another showing symptoms

The Guardian - US

US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns

The State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support

The Independent UK

‘The RFK Jr. Spillover Effect’: Babies are bleeding to death at record rates in the U.S., and a Congresswoman is pointing fingers at RFK Jr.

A fight doctors thought they’d already won.

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‘People should be talking about it’: moves to curtail vaccine information obscures important science, doctors say

Quashed studies, halted publications and canceled research threaten damage to public health, critics say

The Guardian - US

HHS Studies That Found Covid, Shingles Vaccines Safe And Effective Pulled From Scientific Journals

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn studies that suggested COVID-19 and shingles vaccines were safe and effective.

International Business Times

RFK Jr. just launched a crusade to pull antidepressants from millions, ignoring the doctors screaming about a gaping hole in his plan

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just launched a federal push to slash antidepressant prescriptions across the U.S., framing the move as a fix for overmedication. However, psychiatrists warn the plan ignores the real crisis: millions of people who can’t even get basic mental health care in the first place. The Department…

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Experts Criticize F.D.A. Move to Withhold Studies on Vaccine Safety: 'A Pretty Active Act of Sabotage'

Blocked publications on COVID and shingles vaccines come amid broader changes to federal policy under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic

The Guardian - US

FDA blocked studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines safe, HHS official says

Serious side-effects from vaccines were rare, scientists found in studies funded by US taxpayer money

The Guardian - US

‘Christofascism’ is here: inside the slow demolition of US public health

From prescribing spiritual warfare to demonizing health experts, RFK Jr’s health empire has become a dangerous vehicle for a Christian nationalist worldview

The Guardian - US

US ‘drowning in misinformation’ under RFK Jr, autism advocates say

Health officials in Trump administration were accused of fueling ‘crisis of public trust’ over autism and vaccines

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr threatens to withhold millions in funding for hospitals that serve Jell-O and other sugary treats

RFK Jr. called out hospitals that serve Jell-O, Cheerios and other sugary foods to patients

International Business Times UK

Make America Healthy Again? Tobacco Executive Stephen Sayle Appointed to a Senior Leadership Role at the CDC

Stephen Sayle, a former tobacco executive, has been appointed as CDC deputy director for legislative affairs, sparking concerns about industry influence in public health policy.

The Independent UK

RFK Jr facing calls to be ‘fired immediately’ over rising measles cases across the US

One prominent Democrat branded HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr as ‘dangerous to the American public’

Roll Call

Bipartisan bill would study maternal health-violence link

A bipartisan pair of senators on Monday introduced legislation that would support research into the link between intimate partner violence and maternal deaths and illness. The legislation by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, would direct the Health and Human Services Department to support research on how domestic…

International Business Times UK

Who Is Calley Means? Things to Know About RFK Jr's Top Aide Who Held Up to $50 Million Truemed Stakes While Advising HHS

Calley Means, an aide to RFK Jr, faces scrutiny for multimillion-dollar ties to Truemed, raising ethical concerns amid healthcare policy reforms.

Fortune

Exclusive: Michael Boes talks being named the first-ever chief MAHA officer. 'Nothing’s been off the table'

Michael Boes is a former HHS adviser who worked under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and was one of the key architects who turned the food pyramid upside down.

Roll Call

Lawmakers buck calls to defund low-income heating program

Lawmakers are signaling they’ll reject a Trump administration request to eliminate funding for a program that provides heating and cooling assistance to low-income Americans, one of the few on-topic issues repeatedly raised during hearings on the Health and Human Services Department budget. The administration’s fiscal 2027 budget request for the…

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