Health care for transgender children questioned in 400-page Trump administration report
President Trump called for the report in an executive order, titled "Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation."
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In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study
The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists. They were heartened by the quick restoration of support.
House oversight Democrat demands answers on gutting of CDC public records office
House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.
First meeting of CDC vaccine advisers under RFK Jr. is mostly 'business as usual'
An independent vaccine advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met to discuss and vote on vaccine policy for the first time since the change in administrations.
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations have now been halted.
White House withdraws controversial pick to run the CDC
Dr. Dave Weldon, Trump's pick for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was withdrawn from consideration shortly before a scheduled Senate confirmation hearing.
Trump's nominee to run NIH faces Senate scrutiny
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor of health policy, faced tough questioning from the Senate HELP Committee during a confirmation hearing.
Ethics letters for Trump's picks to lead Medicare and NIH show they'll divest stock
Dr. Mehmet Oz, nominated to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will sell shares in Eli Lilly and UnitedHealth. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, NIH nominee, will shed stock in Walmart and Nvidia.
First CDC vaccine meeting under Trump administration is postponed
The panel of vaccine experts were supposed to hold their first meeting under the Trump administration in late February. It's not clear when that meeting will now take place.
Staff at CDC and NIH are reeling as Trump administration cuts workforce
As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research.