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Los Angeles TimesTrump Directs Agencies to Review HHS Study Finding U.S. Recommends More Childhood Vaccines Than Peer Nations
President Trump issued an executive order on May 29, 2026, directing federal agencies to follow a January Department of Health and Human Services study that recommends fewer routine childhood vaccines.
mg.co.zaU.S. Monitoring More Than 40 People for Hantavirus After Cruise Ship Outbreak
Adm. Brian Christine, assistant health secretary and head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, spoke to reporters on May 11 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center about the response to a hantavirus outbreak that has sickened at least 10 people and killed three a…
upi.comFDA Approves Flavored Vapes; Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns
Marty Makary stepped down on May 12, 2026, after one year in the post, citing private opposition to the Trump administration's approval of blueberry and mango flavored vape pods manufactured by Glas Inc. HHS chief spokesperson Rich Danker resigned the next day over the same polic…
foxnews.comTrump Administration Eases Alcohol Consumption Guidelines Amid Elevated but Declining Death Rates
A STAT investigation finds alcohol kills nearly 500 Americans daily with deaths still elevated years after a 16 percent pandemic surge. President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., both personally affected by alcohol addiction, have not pursued major new policies t…
theconservativetreehouse.comTrump Administration Rescinds Child Care Fund Rules on Co-payments and Provider Payments
The Health and Human Services Department issued a final rule that eliminates federal mandates requiring states to cap family co-payments at 7 percent of income, deliver some services via grants or contracts, pay providers prospectively, and base payments on enrollment rather than…
fda.govFDA Hires 350 Staff After Cutting 3,500 Positions Last Year
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired around 3,500 workers from the Food and Drug Administration last year. The agency is now seeking to hire more than 3,200 people, including scientific reviewers and investigators. As of late April, it had hired about 3…
upi.comFDA Withholds Some COVID-19 and Shingles Vaccine Studies Citing Scientific Standards
The Food and Drug Administration withdrew two COVID-19 vaccine studies accepted by medical journals and prevented submission of two Shingrix abstracts, according to The New York Times. HHS confirmed the actions and said the COVID studies were withdrawn because authors drew broad…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewHHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Launches Podcast on Health Transparency
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new podcast focused on health topics. He described the initiative as promoting radical transparency. Critics have raised concerns about potential dissemination of misinformation based on his past activitie…