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Trump team delays health funding with new screening process that uses AI to check for words like ‘culture’ and ‘gender’: report

A Democratic senator said the new process is ‘undermining America’s edge in research’ and ‘denying resources and services to communities because of politics’

The Independent UK

Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska

The last eight Americans who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility

The Independent UK

‘It’s not science, it’s coercion’: health experts decry RFK Jr order on hantavirus quarantine

Kennedy overrides CDC order saying American who came into contact with hantavirus can self-quarantine

The Guardian - US

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Trump Is Gutting the Department of Education, and Critics Warn the Fallout Will Hit the Country’s Most Vulnerable Students First

The administration is shifting oversight of special education and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies.

The Mary Sue

Leading OB-GYN group breaks from CDC on maternal vaccination schedule

Medical societies endorse ACOG’s schedule, saying maternal vaccines are ‘key element’ of protection

The Guardian - US

AI use by the US government is ballooning. And the lack of transparency is troubling

The list of government AI use cases has ballooned by 70% since Biden left office and includes many plans to hand over sensitive governmental functions to AI

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr. in Total Meltdown Over Claims He 'Checked Out' of HHS During Ebola Outbreak

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a furious 870‑word attack on the New York Times after a profile accused him of 'checking out' as health secretary during the Ebola outbreak.

International Business Times UK

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HHS Asks the Public What Works for Addiction Treatment in New Federal Request for Comment — Here Is Why It Matters

HHS published a Federal Register notice on June 10, 2026 soliciting public comment on what addiction treatment approaches have been most successful. With over 80,000 opioid overdose deaths annually, the stakes of this policy conversation are enormous.

Medical Daily

A government-commissioned study found drinking risks. US guidelines didn't feature its findings

Researchers commissioned by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration to investigate alcohol-related health harms have released their findings independently

AAP

Study that was sidelined by Trump administration tells Americans to limit themselves to one drink per day

Researchers commissioned by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration to investigate alcohol-related health harms have released their findings independently

The Independent UK

A quiet crisis is unfolding inside the Department of Health and Human Services

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr is ‘checked out’ and scrolls his phone despite global health emergencies, workers say

The health secretary is reportedly aloof despite global health crises such as Ebola while there are key vacancies at the nation’s public health agencies

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. Wants to Access Medical Data of All Americans To Study Vaccines And Autism Links

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeks access to Americans' medical records to explore vaccine-autism links, sparking privacy and data use concerns.

International Business Times UK

Trump order endorses plan to halve vaccines recommended for children

Executive order recognizes health department assessment as guide for federal government for childhood vaccines

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International Business Times UK

RFK Jr.'s CDC Turns to Unpaid Airport Volunteers for Ebola Screening After Gutting Its Trained Workforce

The CDC urgently seeks volunteer screeners at major US airports as the Ebola outbreak nears 1,000 cases, following workforce cuts that have depleted public health resources.

The Independent UK

The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud

The Department of Health and Human Services is boosting its use of artificial intelligence to monitor audits from federal grant recipients

The Guardian - US

Trump health officials issue advisory on children and teens’ excessive screen time

HHS advisory says high screen time among youths can be linked to poor sleep and weakened in-person relationships

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screenings

The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for millions of Americans

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Salon

The real reason RFK Jr. hates SSRIs

The HHS Secretary's attacks on psychiatric medication follow a pattern of putting politics over public health

We Got This Covered

US takes unique approach to deal with Hantavirus, they appointed a specialist with little public health experience, a specialist in penile implants

This is also a man who thought COVID was a government plot.

Latin Times

Who is Brian Christine, the Urologist Leading the Hantavirus Response in the U.S.

The Trump administration faces criticism for appointing a urologist, Dr Brian Christine, to lead the hantavirus response, sparking concerns over qualifications and public trust amid the outbreak.

The Economic Times

FDA drug center head fired after commissioner's exit, replaced by Davis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug center sees a leadership change as acting head Tracy Beth Hoeg departs, replaced by deputy Michael Davis. This follows Commissioner Marty Makary's exit amid agency-wide shifts. Karim Mikhail now leads the biologics center, and Lowell Zeta is acting chief of staff. Hoeg's tenure…

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. wants hospitals to serve more meat — despite cardiologists’ concerns

As the White House restores red meat and full-fat dairy to the center of the American plate, a growing movement of clinicians is betting on plant-based defaults to defuse a looming ‘biological time bomb,’ writes Jasmine Fernández

The Independent UK

Doctor leading Trump’s hantavirus response is a penile specialist who spread Covid conspiracies: ‘Erection Connection’

The physician, who has scant experience in public health, has compared the Biden administration to Nazi Germany, a report says

Roll Call

As RFK’s lifestyle seeps into policy, some fret over long-term effect

When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the helm of the department in February 2025, he pledged to remove special interests from HHS and chart a new path focused on “gold-standard science.” He made his core policy interests clear in November 2024, even before he was President…

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