The Latest Breaking News from Public Health

As part of the Trump administration’s efforts aimed at stopping diversity, equity and inclusion, the government has been restricting how it monitors public health. Along with cuts to federally funded research, the administration has targeted public health efforts to gather information about sexual orientation and gender identity.

On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slate of eight new members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on national vaccine policy.

Three months ago, Texas lost $700 million in unspent federal pandemic-era funding.

Proposals this week to weaken EPA restrictions will help tiny group of owners while ‘the American people will breathe dirtier air’

Bill Nye says he ended contact with RFK Jr. after being inundated with texts promoting anti-vaccine claims, calling Kennedy's behavior a threat to public health.

Government and industry continue to struggle to navigate the line between protecting youth while not infringing on choices for adults.

More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency are being reinstated

Women’s personal information at risk of being harvested by private firms running their own versions, report warns

Defense officials have long warned that pandemics, bioterrorism, and emerging infections are critical threats to U.S. stability.

CDC vaccine panel overhaul sparks controversy; new members to be named. Public health implications remain unclear.

Public health officials, scientists and vaccine researchers sound alarm after health secretary fires 17 advisory members