Trump rounds out health team with CDC, FDA picks
President-elect Trump rounded out his health team for his upcoming White House term by announcing his Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and surgeon general picks on Friday.
A Look at How Some of Trump's Picks to Lead Health Agencies Could Help Carry Out Kennedy's Overhaul
The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. All could play pivotal roles in fulfilling a political agenda that could change how the government goes about safeguarding Americans' health — from health care and medicines to food safety and science research.
As Trump Taps RFK Jr. for Health Secretary, a Look Back at Kennedy’s Claims
In one of his most controversial Cabinet picks, President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Here, we summarize our past work fact-checking Kennedy's claims about health and science.
Trump’s RFK Jr. nomination raises the stakes for media reporting on health
President-elect Donald Trumps controversial nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as United States health secretary presents new challenges for how media will report on health matters. Kennedy is an anti-vaccine activist
Trump fills out his key public health roles
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced his picks for critical remaining public health roles in his incoming ...
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Health Research Could Face Severe Cuts and Changes under Trump
Sweeping reorganization and more research scrutiny could be on the way for the U.S. National Institutes of Health ...
Kolkata-Born Jay Bhattacharya Emerges Key Pick to Lead US Health Agency in Trump 2.0
Wasington: Indian-origin Jay Bhattacharya who born in Kolkata, has emerged as top contender for the position of Director of ...
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With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs
While the National Institutes of Health — which gets $48 billion annually for biomedical research — enjoys bipartisan support, the president-elect could cut its budget. Dr. Benjamin Jin, a ...
What RFK Jr. could mean for LGBTQ health care
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has expressed opposition to gender-affirming health care for transgender minors and questioned ...
RFK Jr. Suggests Replacing Hundreds of Federal Health Employees
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said over the weekend that he intends to terminate 600 employees at the National Institutes of Health ...
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$11M University of Montana research center targets improving health of Montanans
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded UM an $11 million grant with the goal of creating a research center to ...
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Preserve the National Institute of Nursing Research's Independence
T he positioning of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) as an independent entity within NIH is essential to ...
Women Were Long Left Out of Scientific Research, and It's Led to the Proliferation of Our Pain
In this op-ed, Rise Global Winner Diya Sreedhar explores how a dearth of research on women's bodies has led to the ...
How the states can protect public health from the federal fringe takeover
No matter where we live, we should ask what our state doing to protect our families against rancorous false cries against ...
Florida surgeon general calls fluoride in water ‘public health malpractice’
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo advised local governments to remove fluoride from drinking water due to negative neurodevelopmental effects on children during pregnancy.
Column: Trump's appointment of anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. to his Cabinet has scientists fearing a catastrophe for public health
Putting enemies of science in charge of science policy is a formula for mass injury and death, history reminds us.