RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment on HHS decisions

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a document Friday proposing to strip public participation from much of the business his department conducts. The move comes during a time of major upheaval across federal health agencies, and as the public waits to see how Kennedy will enact his pledge of “radical transparency” at the department.

The statement, placed in the Federal Register, said HHS would rescind its longtime practice of giving members of the public a chance to comment on the agency’s plans....

 

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Analysis: Five years on from the pandemic, how has Covid changed our world?

U.S. aid cuts may set polio eradication back -- WHO

U.S. actions may set polio eradication back, WHO says

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - The eradication of polio as a global health threat may be delayed unless U.S. funding cuts – potentially totaling hundreds of millions of dollars over several years – are reversed, a senior World Health Organization official has warned.
 
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Senior U.S. foreign assistance official ousted after his memo criticising Musk foreign aid cuts

Trump administration cuts funding for thousands of foreign aid health programs

Health Secretary RFK, JR, a vaccine skeptic, backs measles vaccine amid deadly Texas outbreak

WHO investigating Congo's outbreak of unidentified cluster of deaths and illnesses

Trump administration fires NOAS employes including some weather forecasters

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began firing staff on Thursday, continuing a wave of government-wide layoffs ordered by the Trump administration. The terminations, which include staff at the National Weather Service, could impact weather forecasting used by many people and industries across the U.S. economy.

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Cancelled flu vaccine advisory commitee raised concerns about future supplies

Measles: Texas officials say little despite biggest measles outbreak in years

Measles spread to more states; doctors dispute RFK Jr's claims that outbreaks not unusual

Fears that Covid could cause sudden cardiac problems in athletes unfounded--new study

Trump administration imposes new restrictions on retaining senior scientists

NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research

The Trump administration has imposed a new restriction on employment that could push out thousands of NIH’s senior scientists: The agency cannot retain scientists in 1-year to 4-year positions that have long been routinely renewed.

It’s the Trump administration’s latest blow to NIH’s $5.2 billion intramural program. Less well known than the agency’s $39 billion extramural program, which gives grants to researchers at outside institutions, it includes basic research labs and a research hospital that treats patients with rare diseases—and helps showcase NIH’s work and build support from Congress, those familiar with it say.

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USDA announces 5-step plan to battle avian flu in poultry

Trump administration plans to cut 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

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