Month: March 2025

Travel offers exciting adventures, but it’s important to protect your health wherever you go. While casual sexual encounters during holidays are common, protecting yourself from sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is more crucial than ever – especially with rising trends in antibiotic resistance. Why protection matters when travelling When enjoying holidays overseas, practising safer sex is … Read more

David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett, Emily Baumgaertner Nunn and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

As the Trump administration threatens to strip accrediting bodies of their power, many are scrambling to purge diversity requirements. View original article Contributor: Ellen Barry

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now employs about 82,000 people. View original article Contributor: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Christina Jewett

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reportedly has plans to perform a large study on a “possible connection” between vaccines and autism—a topic of interest to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, despite plenty of research showing no such connection exists. During his Senate confirmation hearings, Kennedy was … Read more

Americans are worried about the chemicals in their food, and some politicians are expressing the same concerns. In January, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asserted that the food supply is “poisoning” people, while Dr. Marty Makary, the new Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said during his Senate hearing in … Read more

WASHINGTON — In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in funds for addiction services and community health centers across the country. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized the department he oversees as … Read more

What are the biggest threats to the health security of the American people? There are some strong candidates. Avian influenza is spreading in birds, cattle, and 50 mammalian species. Measles cases are surging at home and abroad. COVID-19 is still spreading and could mutate into a more deadly strain. Farther afield, Uganda continues to respond … Read more

Several of the most recognizable agencies within the department, including the FDA and the CDC, will see their headcount shrink by the thousands. View original article Contributor: Kim Bellware