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The Latest Breaking News from HHS

Predawn firing spree at HHS leaves agencies gutted and Congress frustrated

Lines form outside of regional offices and D.C. headquarters as staffers learn their fates upon arrival

The Independent UK

HHS layoffs cut deep swath through health infrastructure - Roll Call

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

Roll Call

Layoffs begin at the nation's health agencies

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

The Independent UK

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Trump abandons long COVID patients again

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

Salon

Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffs

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

The Independent UK

Moderna and Novavax shares plunge after key FDA official steps down, citing discord with RFK Jr. who he says 'wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies'

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

Fortune

Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy

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.

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Biotech group warns exit of top FDA vaccine official will ‘erode scientific standards’

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

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: anti-Musk protesters target Tesla showrooms around the world

More than 200 demonstrations take place from Australia to Switzerland; senior FDA official resigns citing RFK Jr’s ‘misinformation and lies’ – key US politics stories from 29 March 2025

The Guardian - US

Vaccine official resigns over RFK "lies"

Marks, who oversaw the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, clashed with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Salon

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Slams RFK Jr. For 'Misinformation and Lies'

Dr. Peter Marks announced his resignation from the FDA, citing frustration over the growing influence of vaccine misinformation under HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

Latin Times

Top US vaccine official resigns over RFK Jr’s ‘misinformation and lies’

Dr Peter Marks was seen as a guardrail against any future politicisation of the FDA’s approval of life-saving vaccines

The Guardian - UK

CDC buried pro-vaccine measles forecast

The move is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line with RFK Jr's vaccine views

Salon

Trump pick to head CDC sparks Maga backlash among conspiracy theorists

Firestorm from science deniers of anti-vaccine set shows splits in Trump world and forced RFK Jr to defend hire

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr’s health agency shake-up leaves addiction treatment uncertain

Naloxone distribution and the 988 crisis line could also be affected

The Independent UK

RFK Jr is axing 10,000 employees at Health Department in dramatic restructuring

Critics condemn cost in health and lives

The Independent UK

A patient finally got off the organ transplant list. A month later, they died of rabies

Michigan health officials say there is ‘no threat’ to the public after the first human case of the disease in the state in more than 15 years

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Fully in power, GOP targets Planned Parenthood - Roll Call

Congress eyes cuts to Planned Parenthood as Supreme Court prepares for arguments in case on that organization and Medicaid.

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The Guardian - US

RFK Jr plans 10,000 job cuts in restructuring of US health department

Health secretary aims to close regional offices and establish new division called ‘administration for a healthy America’

Roll Call

HHS to cut 10,000 jobs, ‘streamline’ operations - Roll Call

The department outlined plans to cut 10,000 jobs, in addition to the about 10,000 employees who left voluntarily earlier this year.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration at ‘war’ with mRNA technology: scientists alarmed vaccine skeptics could kill research

Public health experts are sounding the alarm over recent move by the NIH to collect information about funding for research into mRNA technology

International Business Times

Doctors Claim Kids Are More at Risk With Robert Kennedy's Measles Remedy Using Vitamin A

Medical professionals are pushing back against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's claims that vitamin A is a remedy for measles.

Roll Call

Targeting FDA user fees would leave agency gutted, experts say - Roll Call

Critics worry that the user fee program creates a conflict of interest between the FDA and pharmaceutical companies.

The Independent UK

Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments

Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation

Roll Call

Senate confirms Makary for FDA commissioner - Roll Call

FDA pick, a former Johns Hopkins surgeon, seen as a less controversial nomination than some of Trump's other HHS subagency selections.

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