The Latest Breaking News from HHS

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling

RFK Jr. was reportedly behind the ouster of FDA’s top vaccine official and said last week that around 10,000 employees will be laid off at the Department of Health and Human Services.

The changes lay the groundwork for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to streamline operations and shift to focusing on chronic disease.

Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people

Budget cuts and the dismantling of federal agencies are making it harder for patients with long COVID and ME/CFS

As they readied to leave work Monday, some workers at the Food and Drug Administration were told to pack their laptops and prepare for the possibility that they wouldn’t be back

Massive cuts to personnel and funding within the Department of Health and Human Services presents a headache for vaccine approval and development, analysts say.

On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced plans to dramatically transform the department. HHS is the umbrella agency responsible for pandemic preparedness, biomedical research, food safety and many other health-related activities.

Rare admonition from a sector that has largely been silent in the face of the second Trump administration