RFK Jr. removes every member of CDC vaccine advisory committee
The Health and Human Services secretary said he is "retiring" all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which helps set recommendations for vaccines.
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The Health and Human Services secretary said he is "retiring" all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which helps set recommendations for vaccines.
The proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services slashes CDC and NIH funding in favor of the new Administration for a Healthy America.
The August Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to grocery stores between February and May.
The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
The CDC dropped a broad recommendation for all children to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Kennedy's move appears to shortcut the CDC's outside vaccine advisers, dropping COVID vaccines from the list recommended for children and pregnant women.
Authorities in Hong Kong say COVID-19 levels are the worst in at least a year.
Cucumbers grown by Florida-based Bedner Growers have been linked to illnesses in at least 26 people in 15 states.
Southfield Public Schools said in a release Thursday that the cases were confirmed at Stevenson Elementary School.
Laid-off employees ranged from those working in firefighter health programs, to those approving new respirators.
Since flu season is still ongoing, data is preliminary and may change, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Experts say it will likely increase.
Deaths from diabetes increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDC experts were not made available to discuss the findings showing a rise in autism prevalence.
According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, unvaccinated people have a 90% chance of getting the virus if exposed to it.
The CDC is now struggling to keep up with requests for support from states with measles outbreaks.
Arkansas, Hawaii and Indiana have joined a list of two dozen states with confirmed measles cases.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The supplemental shakes are labeled under the brands Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial and were sold to institutional customers, including hospitals and long-term care facilities, officials said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease detectives" — feared the impact of job cuts.
The NGO Doctors for America argued that HHS, CDC and FDA violated federal law in removing medical information from public-facing websites.
Health experts say the website purge could result in deaths.
A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show cases of norovirus, the highly contagious stomach bug, are surging in the U.S.
At least 364 pertussis cases were reported, marking the worst Thanksgiving week on record.
The FDA says America's food supply is still "one of the safest in the world," despite some recent high-profile recalls and outbreaks.
