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HHS Refers Hospitals, Pharmacies and Benefit Managers to Federal Investigators Over Youth Gender Care Billing Codes

HHS referred health systems, pharmacies, and PBMs to the OIG and the Department of Justice for billing codes used for gender care in minors.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

US government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakening

You might assume that what you tell a doctor stays between you, your physician and perhaps your insurer. But the reality is more complicated.

The Conversation · Aug 17

Senator Demands HHS Records as FDA Inspects Mexican Lettuce Farm at Center of Cyclospora Outbreak

Warren gave HHS until Aug. 27 for Taylor Farms' records as FDA inspectors reached Mexico. The outbreak stands at 9,481 illnesses.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

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Trump’s plane is filled with ‘boxes and boxes of McDonald’s,’ RFK Jr reveals

Kennedy once said the junk food served on the president’s plane was ‘poison’

The Independent UK · Aug 14

Kennedy looks for new members for revamped vaccine committee

The Trump administration has begun searching for new members for a vaccine advisory committee it is quietly reshaping to look at alternatives to vaccinations, a move that has drawn worries from outside groups. The National Vaccine Advisory Committee, created in 1987, has worked across agencies to advise the Health and Human…

Roll Call · Aug 14

HHS Puts $4 Million Toward Rapid Syphilis Tests After 40% of Affected Mothers Went Untested in Time

HHS is funding point-of-care syphilis testing after finding that 40 percent of mothers of babies with congenital syphilis lacked timely testing.

Medical Daily · Aug 14

A New Federal Rule Cuts Medicaid Money for Gender Care in Minors, but States Can Still Pay with Their Own Funds

A CMS final rule ends federal Medicaid and CHIP matching funds for gender-related care in minors, taking effect on October 13, 2026.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

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A Scandal-Scarred Charity Just Landed Up to $244 Million to Represent Migrant Kids — Days After a Rival Deal Collapsed

A scandal-tied charity won a no-bid deal to represent migrant kids as a rival contract for the same job just collapsed under scrutiny.

Latin Times · Aug 13

The FDA's New Food Ingredient Proposal Also Covers Pet Food and Cattle Feed, Where Just 75 Notices Have Ever Been Filed

The FDA's proposed GRAS rule covers animal food as well, a category with only 75 filed notices and almost no public attention so far.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

Trump administration finalizes rule to end federal support for gender-affirming care

Move blocking funds through Medicaid and Chip to make it harder for vulnerable children to get healthcare, experts say

The Guardian - US · Aug 13

A Quietly Filed Federal Charter Now Tells a Vaccine Advisory Panel to Weigh Supplements and Healthy Lifestyle

HHS revised the National Vaccine Advisory Committee charter to direct members to consider supplements and lifestyle as alternatives to vaccination.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

RFK Jr claims he can’t vote in an election because he is homeless

Health and Human Services Secretary claims 2024 ruling by New York judge left him with ‘no legal residence’

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Executive order on vaccines bypasses an evidence-based process that has kept kids safe

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 10, 2026, calling for the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be given as three separate shots at three separate appointments. The combined MMR vaccine is currently given at 12 to 15 months of age and again between ages 4…

The Conversation · Aug 12

The Agency Serving 2.8 Million Patients Just Got Its First Confirmed Director Since 2025

The Senate confirmed Mark Cruz to lead the Indian Health Service after a long vacancy at an agency on the federal high-risk list since 2017.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

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The Independent UK · Aug 11

Bill Cassidy who voted to confirm RFK Jr blasted for his criticism of Trump’s vaccine plan: ‘You own this mess’

‘You voted for RFK Jr. despite knowing full well he’s an anti-vaxxer…You own this mess,’ wrote one commenter

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Federal Reviewers Found Problems in Nearly 30 Percent of Cases at a Four-State Organ Procurement Group

HHS moved to decertify Network for Hope after federal reviews found concerning features in 103 of 351 organ donation cases examined.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Federal Regulators Move to Close a 1958 Food Ingredient Gap and Define Ultra-Processed Food

HHS proposed requiring companies to tell the FDA when they declare an ingredient safe, and submitted the first federal ultra-processed food definition.

Benzinga · Aug 11

Trump Cuts Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations to 11, Bill Cassidy Says 'This Executive Order Is Wrong'

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to overhaul federal childhood vaccine recommendations, narrowing the list of vaccines recommended for all children to 11 and calling for greater alignment with vaccination practices in other developed countries.

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Roll Call · Aug 10

Trump order seeks to stagger childhood vaccination administration

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to drastically change the childhood vaccine schedule by recommending shots be administered in separate visits to the doctor’s office. The executive order acts on Trump’s long-held belief that splitting up routine childhood vaccinations across multiple visits lessens the risk of acquiring…

Medical Daily · Aug 10

FDA Authorizes an Emergency Preventive Drug for New World Screwworm in Cattle, Sheep, Goats and Swine

The FDA authorized CLiK Extra wound spray to prevent New World screwworm in livestock. The parasite rarely reaches humans through open wounds.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Federal Grant Cuts End Funding for Dozens of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

HHS canceled 53 Teen Pregnancy Prevention grants worth about $68 million, two years early, and rewrote the criteria for replacements.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Head Start Delivers Screenings and Immunization Tracking to Young Children, and Its Rules Are Changing Now

A proposed federal rule would rescind and replace Head Start's performance standards, including required health screenings and immunization verification.

The Independent UK · Aug 10

RFK Jr takes aim at ‘unvetted’ ingredients in US food supply with new FDA proposal

Neither of Monday's announcements are likely to immediately impact American diets, which are blamed for a host of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease

Medical Daily · Aug 10

A Year After the Atlanta Shooting, CDC Staff Say They Still Do Not Feel Safe at Work

One year after a gunman fired on CDC headquarters, employees describe continuing safety fears amid heavy losses across the agency workforce.

The Guardian - US · Aug 10

FDA proposes new food ingredient rule but skips defining ‘ultra-processed’

Move closes loophole but doesn’t include definition of ultra-processed foods, promised earlier this year

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