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US response to UN pandemic talks ‘severely weakens’ global planning, says leading health expert

The US says it is unable to support a major global text on pandemic prevention and preparedness put forward at UN general assembly

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28

‘Complete shock and dismay’: scientists unite against Trump’s $1tn grant attack

OMB proposal would upend entire grant-making system – and put vast sums into hands of political appointees

The Guardian - US · Jul 20

‘It’s not science, it’s coercion’: health experts decry RFK Jr order on hantavirus quarantine

Kennedy overrides CDC order saying American who came into contact with hantavirus can self-quarantine

The Guardian - US · Jun 20

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RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from a quarantine facility in Nebraska

The Independent UK · Jun 16

‘Empty and vapid’ CDC finally responds to hantavirus outbreak. But experts say it’s too little, too late

World Health Organization – which the US left under Trump – has been leading the response to the cruise ship outbreak

The Guardian - US · May 9

US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization

The Independent UK · Jan 23

Trump completes US withdrawal from WHO. Here’s what it means and why experts are worried

The US owes more than 130 million dollars to WHO

The Independent UK · Jan 23

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Medicare and Medicaid turn 60 – and face historic cuts decades in the making

Republicans enacted the largest cuts to healthcare in US history, and fulfilled decades of conservative rhetoric

The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025

US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr

Experts call decision that found health secretary has power to convene key panel ‘classic good news, bad news’

The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2025

Kennedy's new vaccine advisers meet for first time

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The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025

Congress should be ashamed over helping Trump cut foreign aid, activists say

Campaigners say the US government has been withholding funds for orphans and vulnerable children unlawfully – before a vote in Congress has backed Trump’s move

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

RFK Jr tells Congress ‘people shouldn’t take medical advice from me’

Health secretary demurs on questions about vaccine stance and defends Republican plans to cut healthcare

The Guardian - US · May 14, 2025

Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions from companies he’d wield power over in top Trump job

Dr Oz ran a failed 2022 bid to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate as a Republican

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025

Agency firings prompt worries about preparedness, FDA inspectors - Roll Call

Days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as HHS secretary, health agencies including the FDA, NIH and CDC saw sweeping workforce cuts.

Roll Call · Feb 19, 2025

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Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2025

United Nations confirms US will leave World Health Organization in 2026

The UN body has received a formal request from Washington to withdraw next year as Trump orders a pause on WHO funding.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025

‘Sowing seeds for next pandemic’: Trump order for US to exit WHO prompts alarm

Departure from UN agency in 12 months would leave Americans vulnerable, say public health experts

The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2025

Uncharted territory for the WHO if Trump withdraws US membership

WHO is ‘critical in protecting US business interests’, says CEO of firm that may see lean years if Trump carries out vow

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Trump’s promises to overhaul health agencies with RFK met with some optimism and widespread expert dismay

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The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2024

Trump’s queasy prescription to ‘make America healthy again’ takes shape

Jumble of proposals include ‘massive reform’ of Obamacare and giving anti-vaxxer RFK Jr the helm of health agencies

The Guardian - US · Jul 28, 2024

US supreme court rulings will affect response to threats like bird flu – experts

Rulings including Chevron decision will have ripple effects for enforcing and creating regulations

The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2024

Anti-abortion states are targeting an emergency healthcare law. Will the supreme court side with them?

Justices to rule whether abortion bans should undo Emtala, the Reagan-era law requiring hospitals to treat emergency patients

WEKU · Apr 16, 2024

The U.S. has come up with its own global strategy to thwart the next pandemic

The Biden administration has launched a new effort to improve the ability of the U.S. to prevent, detect and respond to global health threats. Some experts say the new strategy doesn't go far enough.

The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2024

US supreme court hearing not a success for anti-abortion doctors, experts say

Justices appear unconvinced by anti-abortion doctors’ standing to sue during hearing over access to FDA-approved pill mifepristone

The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2024

Medicare makes opening bid to pharma companies in talks to lower drug costs

Biden administration says public health insurance program has made initial offers for 10 of most commonly used medicines

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024

A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping?

Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America

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