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U. S government health CDC journal blocked COVID-19 vaccine study but paper has finally been published. What is in it? Details hereCovid-19 study approach, called "test-negative design", looks at people who were admitted to hospitals or visited emergency rooms with resp...
White House favours former deputy surgeon general to lead CDC, Washington Post saysThe White House is considering Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC amid ongoing leadership changes, with additional senior appointments also und...
In a tumultuous year, US health policy has been dramatically reshaped under RFK Jr.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drastically reshaped the Department of Health and Human Services, cutting jobs and research fund...
Mass firings rock US health department after Supreme Court's decision; RFK Jr fires two top aidesThousands of employees across US Department of Health and Human Services were terminated Monday evening after the US Supreme Court ruled la...
US Supreme Court preserves key element of Obamacare preventive careThe Supreme Court has upheld a key component of Obamacare, ensuring that preventive care services like cancer screenings and HIV prevention...
US bets $500 million on universal vaccines, WSJ reportsThe United States is allocating $500 million towards developing universal vaccines capable of protecting against multiple viral strains sim...
'It's a bloodbath': Massive layoffs at US health agencies after RFK Jr announces 10,000 job cuts in major overhaulMass layoffs at the US federal health agencies have started and some of the employees have received pink slips. The move comes after Health...
Top US vaccine official busts RKF Jr's 'lies, misinformation' in resignation letter after being forced to quitTop FDA vaccine official Dr. Peter Marks has resigned from the department and according to multiple reports, he was forced out of his posit...
US health dept 10,000 job cuts: When will mass layoffs begin and which depts will be the hardest hit?Robert F Kennedy Jr said the nation’s health agencies will cut 10,000 jobs from their 82,000-person workforce. Kennedy said the department ...
US health department to cut 10,000 jobs as Robert F. Kennedy Jr announces overhaul in latest DOGE pushIn latest DOGE push, the US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is planning to cut 10,000 jobs at his department. The red...
Is HHS’ 10,000-job cut a bold reform or a risky cost-cutting move? Here’s a look inside the $1.8 billion overhaul and shift to chronic disease preventionUS Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a major overhaul, cutting 10,000 full-time jobs to streamline operations and...
Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employeesMost of the 80,000 federal workers in the Health and Human Services Department have been offered up to $25,000 to leave their jobs as part ...
From rivals to BFFs, here's the journey of Robert F Kennedy Jr. toward becoming the new health secretary in Trump cabinetRobert F Kennedy Jr. has finally been cleared by the Senate to serve as the new Health Secretary in the new Trump administration, a hurdle ...
US health agencies cancel external meetings, travel after Trump admin directivesUS health agencies, including the CDC, have canceled meetings, paused publications, and instituted a travel freeze following directives fro...
US providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA pandemic for bird flu which experts fear may start a pandemicThe H5N1 virus is common in wild birds and other animals. While it has not conclusively been found to spread from person to person, the amo...
Government relaunches free COVID-19 tests website, here’s how to book | DetailsCommencing on September 25th, individuals in the United States can access COVIDTests.gov to request up to four complimentary COVID-19 tests...
US to declare monkeypox a public health emergencyThe declaration would come from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, who is expected to discuss the plan at an afterno...
Next for Biden: Naming a health care team as pandemic ragesBiden is expected to announce his choice for HHS secretary next week. That person has to have ``the confidence of the president, the abilit...
U.S. agency investigating production of faulty coronavirus test kitsFDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said in a statement on Sunday that "upon learning about the test issue from CDC (the Centers for Disease Cont...
New official travel revelations add to White House headachesHealth and Human Services Secretary Tom Price now faces scrutiny for using military jets that reportedly put his total travel tab above $1 ...