Trump’s promises to overhaul health agencies with RFK met with some optimism and widespread expert dismay
Others, like Dr Tom Frieden, former director of the CDC, have praised Trump for adopting independent presidential candidate ...
Escaped primates open can of worms for South Carolina's Alpha Genesis research lab
Since the escape of 43 primates on Nov. 6 from the Alpha Genesis research laboratory in South Carolina, the facility has come ...
Column: Trump’s appointment of anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. to his cabinet has scientists fearing a catastrophe for public health
Putting enemies of science in charge of science policy is a formula for mass injury and death, history reminds us.
RFK Jr. Suggests Replacing Hundreds of Federal Health Employees
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said over the weekend that he intends to terminate 600 employees at the National Institutes of Health ...
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With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs
While the National Institutes of Health — which gets $48 billion annually for biomedical research — enjoys bipartisan support, the president-elect could cut its budget. Dr. Benjamin Jin, a ...
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The many legal fronts of RFK Jr.’s fight against vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense, is involved in vaccine lawsuits against agencies he could wind ...
How Washington state's health secretary is preparing for likely massive shift in federal health policy under RFK
Washington State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah said his agency would continue promoting vaccinations as the best defense against the spread of infectious disease as medical and public health ...
How the states can protect public health from the federal fringe takeover
No matter where we live, we should ask what our state doing to protect our families against rancorous false cries against ...
Mpox strain identified for first time in US, health officials say
Health officials on Saturday said they have identified the first U.S. case of an mpox strain that has recently prompted ...