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How to protect HHS, FDA, NIH, and other health agencies from political interference
When politicians subordinate scientific institutions to electoral interests, they undermine immediate public health efforts ...
RFK Jr could soon lead the HHS. Here are the different health agencies it oversees
RFK Jr could soon lead the HHS. Here are the different health agencies it oversees - The member of the Kennedy dynasty has ...
FDA pauses updates on foodborne outbreak probes as health agencies regroup on communications
The Trump administration's "short pause" on communications, expected to end on Feb. 1, has affected FDA updates on food ...
MedPage Today2d
HHS Has Many Health Equity Offices. What Will Become of Them?
Of five major HHS agency offices focused on health equity, only one has taken down its website amid President Trump's ...
BioSpace2d
How Might the FDA Evolve Under RFK Jr. and Makary?
Ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings, experts—and RFK’s own family—expressed concerns about his ...
JD Supra1d
HHS Acting Secretary Fink Issues Memo to Pause Federal Health Communications
On January 21, 2025, according to a memo made available by news outlets, Acting Secretary of HHS, Dr. Dorthy Fink, issued a memo directing ...
JFK's daughter says cousin RFK Jr is a 'predator,' 'willfully misinformed' and 'unqualified' to lead HHS
Caroline Kennedy sent a letter to lawmakers urging them not to confirm her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next ...
Truthout3d
Trump Aims to Overhaul the FDA. What Does That Mean for Public Health?
Meanwhile, in an executive order, Trump created his long-discussed “Department of Government Efficiency,” to be led by Elon ...
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RFK Jr. takes aim at GRAS & GLP-1 for children in 2nd Senate hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sounded concern on the GRAS process and claimed GLP-1s are “miracle drugs” but fell short on the drugs being a silver bullet for curing the obesity epidemic in the US.