Worker safety agency NIOSH lays off most remaining staff
Laid-off employees ranged from those working in firefighter health programs, to those approving new respirators.
Weekly measles cases hit new record amid worst outbreak since 1990s
There were at least 111 cases of measles reported in the last week of March, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance
Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.
HHS redirects $500M to Trump appointee's vaccine project, bypassing reviews
The Department of Health and Human Services said it is redirecting funding from what it calls a wasteful Biden-era project on next-generation COVID vaccines.
Diabetes deaths fall to lowest levels in years, in early CDC figures
Deaths from diabetes increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FDA chief looking at whether to approve COVID shots for next winter
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said there is a "void of data" on the COVID booster shots.
FDA to undo some layoffs, after cuts to inspections and drug safety
Some FDA scientists and inspections staff were told that their layoffs may be rescinded.
Health agencies "not creating an autism registry," official says
"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.
California offering $25 gift cards to encourage bird flu testing
California officials said bird flu testing has not stopped, despite social media rumors.
FDA head falsely claims no scientists laid off, as agency shutters food safety labs
"That just made me so mad," one laid-off FDA scientist said.
NIH director pushes back timeline for RFK Jr.'s autism answers
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said "it's hard to guarantee when science will make an advance."
FDA stops short of synthetic food dye ban, calls on industry to stop use
Federal health officials want companies to swap out certain food dyes with natural alternatives.
RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.
Trump administration replaces COVID websites
The Trump administration has moved to replace websites that previously offered health information and access to COVID tests and treatment.
CDC scraps plan to help Texas schools curb measles over layoffs, employee says
Some employees working on the CDC's measles response were warned they could face layoffs.