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CDC to fund new research on debunked connection between vaccines, autism
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is funding a study on the widely debunked idea that vaccines cause autism, according to a government funding notice. While numerous large studies have disproved a connection between autism and vaccines — a cornerstone of the anti-vaccine movement — Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
Scientists reveal PFAS impact on liver function
Toxic “forever chemicals” are altering human liver function at a fundamental level by triggering both fat accumulation and cancer-linked cell damage, a new study has found. Several of these compounds, also known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), interrupt liver cell signaling and immune functions but do so via unique mechanisms, scientists observed in the…
New Jersey joins other states expanding access to latest COVID-19 vaccines
New Jersey is the latest state to rebuff efforts from the federal government to limit access to updated COVID-19 vaccines. The New Jersey Department of Health issued an executive order Thursday allowing anyone 6 months and older to receive a COVID-19 vaccine for the upcoming respiratory illness season. The department is also allowing pharmacists…
Court halts Trump ban on undocumented kids in Head Start
A federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against a directive from the Trump administration banning children who lack permanent legal status from enrolling in Head Start. The ruling came after Head Start associations in multiple states sued over the Trump change from this spring. The directive “results in parents losing…
Utah Gov. Cox: Social media is a societal cancer
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) on Friday urged people to turn away from social media, calling it a “cancer on our society” after announcing that the suspected gunman in the killing of Charlie Kirk is in custody. At the end of his press conference announcing 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspected gunman in the shooting…
Appeals panel allows Trump admin to strip Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood
A federal appeals court Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a provision of the new tax cut and spending law that will cut off Medicaid funding from some Planned Parenthood clinics. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put on hold a preliminary nationwide injunction issued in July by a…
FDA reinstates Vinay Prasad as top vaccine regulator
Vinay Prasad, a top vaccine regulator ousted from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late last month, is set to return to his post, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “At the FDA’s request, Dr. Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,” HHS spokesperson Andrew…
2 more cases challenging Medicare negotiation rejected in federal courts
Federal judges in Texas and Connecticut on Thursday ruled against arguments challenging the constitutionality of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, delivering two more blows to the pharmaceutical industry this week after an appeals court upheld the dismissal of a similar case. In Connecticut, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision granted…
DOJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of throwing away COVID vaccines, distributing fake vaccination cards
The Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to dismiss charges against a Utah doctor charged in connection with a COVID-19 fraud scheme, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Saturday. Michael Kirk Moore Jr. and three of his associates were indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2023 and accused of discarding more than $28,000 worth…
RFK Jr.: ‘No cuts on Medicaid’ in ‘big, beautiful’ law
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday refuted the existence of Medicaid cuts due to President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” “First of all, there’s no cuts on Medicaid. There is a — there’s a diminishment of the growth rate of Medicaid, which is bankrupting our country. And by the way,…
Judge reverses CFPB rule erasing medical debt from credit reports
A federal judge in Texas reversed a Biden-era rule on Friday that permitted medical debt to be wiped from credit reports, according to court documents. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan, a 2019 appointee of President Trump, said the rule by the previous administration exceeds the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB, an…