Ex-Trump surgeon general blasts RFK Jr.'s halt to mRNA vaccine research
Adams, who served as surgeon general during the first Trump administration, said Kennedy's assertions about the efficacy of mRNA vaccines are "simply not true."
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Adams, who served as surgeon general during the first Trump administration, said Kennedy's assertions about the efficacy of mRNA vaccines are "simply not true."
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new blue color additive derived from the fruit of the gardenia, a flowering evergreen, for use in a variety of drinks and candies.
Kraft Heinz said it will remove artificial dyes from its U.S. products by end of 2027 and stop making new products that contain the dyes.
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 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.
Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract and calcium phosphate are three food colors from natural sources the FDA has approved for use in food.
Over a dozen states filed a lawsuit alleging RFK Jr. and the Trump administration are trying to "dismantle" the Department of Health and Human Services through sweeping cuts.
Laid-off employees ranged from those working in firefighter health programs, to those approving new respirators.
Some FDA scientists and inspections staff were told that their layoffs may be rescinded.
The Department of Health and Human Services is calling on companies to phase out all petroleum-based dyes by the end of next year, Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. announced.
Federal health officials want companies to swap out certain food dyes with natural alternatives.
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.
CDC experts were not made available to discuss the findings showing a rise in autism prevalence.
Dr. Peter Marks said that the deaths of unvaccinated children is "just not acceptable."
The Trump administration could release files on the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy — the U.S. health secretary's father — within days, after decades of public fascination about the killing.
Kennedy's comments mark the first time he has publicly urged people to get the measles vaccine since becoming HHS secretary.
Kennedy's comment comes as the Environmental Protection Agency says it has now launched a new review of fluoride's health effects.
Multiple FDA labs were cut amid Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s layoffs this week.
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S. health agencies.
More than 130 staff were cut from the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, officials said.
Employees of the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began getting dismissal notices in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
The lawsuit, filed in Rhode Island, calls the HHS cuts to public health grants illegal.
