Staff cuts at federal health agencies have begun
A massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies early Tuesday, with some employees receiving early morning emails that their jobs were eliminated …
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
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‘The lives of individuals in the US are at stake,’ researchers warn after HHS cancels hundreds of vaccine grants
As preventable infections like measles threaten to become endemic again in the US, researchers whose government grants were recently terminated are warning about the consequences …
A way out: Life after fentanyl is full of hope and heartbreak for these four women
Editor’s Note: “Fentanyl in America: A Way Out” on “The Whole Story presented by Anderson Cooper” at 8 p.m. ET/PT Sunday. In a letter dated …
Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water
Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move …
Multistate measles outbreak crosses 450 cases, with possible international spread
A measles outbreak spanning Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma reached at least 453 cases Friday and might be linked to cases in other states and …
Some measles patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity, doctors say, raising concerns about misinformation
Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing another problem: vitamin A toxicity. …
Top vaccine official forced out of FDA
Dr. Peter Marks, director of the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, was given the choice to resign or be fired. Marks’ resignation takes …
Her research revealed a safety concern with a vaccine. Then the NIH pulled her funding
On March 10, Dr. Nisha Acharya got a letter from the National Institutes of Health terminating her grant to study the safety and effectiveness of …
HHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies
This comes on top of 10,000 employees who’ve left voluntarily, amounting to shrinking by about a quarter of the workforce. The cuts were first reported …