Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the agency’s money goes to hospitals, doctors and nursing homes.

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02.04.2025

Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies - The New York Times

The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

New York Times

02.04.2025

Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women - The New York Times

The United States was a key supplier of contraceptives in many developing countries. The Trump administration has ended that support.

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02.04.2025

More Americans Cannot Afford Medical Care: Gallup Poll - The New York Times

A new survey found that 11 percent of Americans said they could not pay for medication and medical treatments.

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02.04.2025

Dr. Oz ‘Disavows’ Support for Transgender Care, Allaying a Senator’s Concerns - The New York Times

Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, pressed Dr. Oz on transgender care and abortion, and now says he will vote for the physician’s confirmation to become head of Medicare and Medicaid.

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01.04.2025

Read the Letter - The New York Times

Researchers at academic institutions nationwide say that U.S. science is being dismantled.

New York Times

01.04.2025

Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin - The New York Times

Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it — and spread misinformation about it.

New York Times

31.03.2025

Eli Lilly Drug Reduces Mysterious Lp(a) Particle Involved in Heart Attack Risk - The New York Times

The Eli Lilly drug caused a major drop in the blood levels of Lp(a), but further research is needed to show that it will prevent heart attacks and strokes.

New York Times

30.03.2025

‘A Tiny Bit of Math’ Might Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests - The New York Times

Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be even better.

New York Times

29.03.2025

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ - The New York Times

Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.

New York Times

28.03.2025

10,000 Federal Health Workers to Be Laid Off - The New York Times

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now employs about 82,000 people.

New York Times

28.03.2025

For John Green, It’s Tuberculosis All the Way Down - The New York Times

The best-selling author “got a little emotional” while talking with The Times about the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Listen to the conversation.

New York Times

28.03.2025

RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study - The New York Times

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.

New York Times

28.03.2025

New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills - The New York Times

The showdown catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level.

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28.03.2025

Under Pressure, Psychology Accreditation Board Suspends Diversity Standards - The New York Times

As the Trump administration threatens to strip accrediting bodies of their power, many are scrambling to purge diversity requirements.

New York Times

27.03.2025

What to Know About Adderall, Ritalin and Other Prescription Stimulants - The New York Times

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called them poison, but doctors say prescription stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall help millions of people.

New York Times

27.03.2025

U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries - The New York Times

A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.

New York Times

27.03.2025

Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services - The New York Times

States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.

New York Times

27.03.2025

Measles Cases in Kansas May Be Linked to Texas Outbreak - The New York Times

State health officials worry that declining vaccination rates have left many communities vulnerable nationwide.

New York Times

27.03.2025

H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics - The New York Times

Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens.

New York Times

26.03.2025

For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill - The New York Times

After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.

New York Times

26.03.2025

Horace Hale Harvey III, Early Abortion Rights Advocate, Dies at 93 - The New York Times

A religious organization recruited him to help open New York City’s first independent abortion clinic, though it was unaware that Louisiana had taken away his license.

New York Times

26.03.2025

Senate Confirms Bhattacharya and Makary to H.H.S. Posts - The New York Times

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will direct the N.I.H., and Dr. Martin A. Makary will lead the F.D.A. Both have reputations as medical contrarians.

New York Times

25.03.2025

FDA Approved Artificial Blood Vessel Despite Warnings - The New York Times

The agency OK’d an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, even though its own scientists flagged questionable study results and potentially fatal ruptures of the product.

New York Times

25.03.2025

Trump Nominates Susan Monarez to Lead C.D.C. - The New York Times

Currently the agency’s acting director, Dr. Monarez would be the first nonphysician to head the agency in more than 50 years.

New York Times

25.03.2025

Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries - The New York Times

Public health leaders are horrified by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s approach to measles, but government and industry are responding to him.

New York Times

24.03.2025

‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the N.I.H., the Crown Jewel of American Science - The New York Times

Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will be undermined by President Trump’s policies.

New York Times

23.03.2025

Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page - The New York Times

Children’s Health Defense, founded by the health secretary, had published online a vaccine-safety page that looked like the agency’s but that suggested links to autism.

New York Times

23.03.2025

Kitty Dukakis, Activist Wife of 1988 Presidential Nominee, Dies at 88 - The New York Times

Married to Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, she became a proponent of electroshock therapy after unsuccessful treatments for alcoholism and depression.

New York Times

23.03.2025

Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil - The New York Times

A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

New York Times

22.03.2025

Kilmer McCully, Pathologist Scorned for New Theory of Heart Disease, Dies at 91 - The New York Times

His studies showed that a B vitamin deficiency could cause hardened arteries. It took the medical profession more than a decade to catch up.

New York Times

22.03.2025

Texas Measles Outbreak May Continue for a Year, Officials Say - The New York Times

Vaccination efforts have faltered, and many residents have turned to alternative treatments endorsed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.

New York Times

22.03.2025

Dementia May Not Always Be the Threat It Is Now. Here’s Why. - The New York Times

The number of cases will increase, but the rates seem to be declining with every birth cohort that reaches advanced ages, researchers said.

New York Times

21.03.2025

Trump Administration Delays Requirement for Companies to Track Tainted Food - The New York Times

A law passed in 2011 required food companies to track food in the event of contamination and a recall. The administration delayed the move, set to take effect next year, for 30 months.

New York Times

20.03.2025

Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts - The New York Times

The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and inspectors.

New York Times

20.03.2025

Trump Administration Considers Scaling Back H.I.V. Efforts at C.D.C. - The New York Times

The move comes after a series of cuts to prevention and treatment efforts worldwide. Some functions might be moved to another agency, officials said.

New York Times

20.03.2025

What Is Cognitive Shuffling? - The New York Times

“Cognitive shuffling” can calm a busy brain.

New York Times

19.03.2025

RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread - The New York Times

The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.

New York Times

18.03.2025

Trump Cuts Imperil Cancer, Diabetes and Pediatric Research at Columbia - The New York Times

Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.

New York Times

18.03.2025

Digital Therapists Get Stressed Too, Study Finds - The New York Times

Chatbots should be built with enough resilience to deal with difficult emotional situations, researchers said.

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Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending - The New York Times

Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies - The New York Times

Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women - The New York Times

More Americans Cannot Afford Medical Care: Gallup Poll - The New York Times

Dr. Oz ‘Disavows’ Support for Transgender Care, Allaying a Senator’s Concerns - The New York Times

Read the Letter - The New York Times

Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin - The New York Times

Eli Lilly Drug Reduces Mysterious Lp(a) Particle Involved in Heart Attack Risk - The New York Times

‘A Tiny Bit of Math’ Might Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests - The New York Times

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ - The New York Times

10,000 Federal Health Workers to Be Laid Off - The New York Times

For John Green, It’s Tuberculosis All the Way Down - The New York Times

RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study - The New York Times

New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills - The New York Times

Under Pressure, Psychology Accreditation Board Suspends Diversity Standards - The New York Times

What to Know About Adderall, Ritalin and Other Prescription Stimulants - The New York Times

U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries - The New York Times

Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services - The New York Times

Measles Cases in Kansas May Be Linked to Texas Outbreak - The New York Times

H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics - The New York Times

For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill - The New York Times

Horace Hale Harvey III, Early Abortion Rights Advocate, Dies at 93 - The New York Times

Senate Confirms Bhattacharya and Makary to H.H.S. Posts - The New York Times

FDA Approved Artificial Blood Vessel Despite Warnings - The New York Times

Trump Nominates Susan Monarez to Lead C.D.C. - The New York Times

Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries - The New York Times

‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the N.I.H., the Crown Jewel of American Science - The New York Times

Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page - The New York Times

Kitty Dukakis, Activist Wife of 1988 Presidential Nominee, Dies at 88 - The New York Times

Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil - The New York Times

Kilmer McCully, Pathologist Scorned for New Theory of Heart Disease, Dies at 91 - The New York Times

Texas Measles Outbreak May Continue for a Year, Officials Say - The New York Times

Dementia May Not Always Be the Threat It Is Now. Here’s Why. - The New York Times

Trump Administration Delays Requirement for Companies to Track Tainted Food - The New York Times

Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts - The New York Times

Trump Administration Considers Scaling Back H.I.V. Efforts at C.D.C. - The New York Times

What Is Cognitive Shuffling? - The New York Times

RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread - The New York Times

Trump Cuts Imperil Cancer, Diabetes and Pediatric Research at Columbia - The New York Times

Digital Therapists Get Stressed Too, Study Finds - The New York Times

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