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RFK Jr. exiles top federal health leaders, including Fauci's replacement
Top federal health leaders across the Department of Health and Human Services were effectively ousted Tuesday from their posts.CBS News - 2d -
10,000 Federal Health Workers to Be Laid Off
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now employs about 82,000 people.The New York Times - Mar. 27 -
Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the agency’s money goes to hospitals, doctors and nursing ...The New York Times - 2d -
Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that stops the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11 billion in public health funding from state and local health ...The Hill - 17h -
Trump administration to shrink federal health agencies by 20,000 employees
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.CBS News - Mar. 28 -
Layoffs start at federal agencies that deal with health, drugs, food, more
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.CBS News - 2d -
Federal firings and office closures create concerns for miners
Reported closures and firings at federal offices are creating concerns about the safety and health of coal miners. On Tuesday, massive layoffs at the Department of Health and Human were expected ...The Hill - 2d -
Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut
As Texas measles outbreak continues, federal funding cuts have forced public health officials in Dallas to cancel dozens of vaccination clinics and lay off 21 workers.NBC News - 2d -
All staff cut at federal HHS energy affordability office
Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story All staff cut at federal HHS energy affordability office The Department of Health and Human ...The Hill - 1d -
Fugitive leader of notorious Ecuador drug gang is indicted in U.S.
José Adolfo Macías Villamar — known as "Fito" — has led Los Choneros and its "network of assassins and drug and weapon traffickers" since at least 2020, federal prosecutors said.CBS News - 1d -
Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries
Public health leaders are horrified by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s approach to measles, but government and industry are responding to him.The New York Times - Mar. 25 -
Birmingham declares major incident over bin strike
Council leader John Cotton says it is over public health concerns, but union bosses condemn the move.BBC News - 3d -
NIH terminated research grants worth millions of dollars. Now scientists are suing
Researchers who had millions of dollars' worth of grants terminated by the National Institutes of Health are suing the federal government.ABC News - 2h -
Kennedy Guts Teams That Share Health Information With the Public
The health secretary had promised “radical transparency,” but fired communications teams in the Health and Human Services Department.The New York Times - 1d -
Outrage in New Zealand after 11-year-old girl sent to psychiatric ward and drugged in identity mix-up
Report finds police mistook girl for missing woman in blunder that has appalled political leaders. An 11-year-old girl was restrained, injected with anti-psychotic drugs and placed on a mental ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump administration cuts 10,000 HHS jobs to downsize bureaucracy
In an effort to cut spending, the Trump administration laid off 10,000 federal workers from the Department of Health and Human Services. Meanwhile, in a symbolic move, Democratic Senator Cory ...NBC News - 2d -
More Americans worried about financial issues: Gallup
More Americans are now worried about financial issues, including affordability, inflation and the federal budget deficit, along with health care and Social Security, according to a survey released ...The Hill - 1d -
Federal judge blocks mass firings of CFPB workers
A federal judge has blocked the mass firings of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.CBS News - 6d -
Watch: House Democrats speak out against Trump agenda, mass layoffs
House Democratic leaders gave remarks Tuesday morning in opposition to President Trump's moves to overhaul the federal government. Democrats have taken to holding town halls in GOP districts and ...The Hill - 3d -
Transgender patients and their health providers fear worsening discrimination
Some transgender people — along with their advocates and health care providers — fear the treatment of trans patients will worsen under President Donald Trump.NBC News - 3d -
Biden’s Health Secretary Joins the Governor’s Race in California
Xavier Becerra, the former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, may face Kamala Harris in a potential Democratic showdown in their home state.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field
The National Institutes of Health has canceled more than 270 grants focused on LGBTQ health in recent weeks.NBC News - 1d -
Eric Adams corruption case dismissed by federal judge
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) with prejudice, ensuring the charges cannot be refiled. The ruling dropping the charges comes after the ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump immigration crackdowns threaten health caregiving. U.S. families are paying the price.
Anti-immigration policies threaten a key source of health care labor for nursing facilities and home health agencies that rely on foreign-born workers to fill jobs that don’t attract enough ...NBC News - 1d -
Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies
Layoffs began widely Tuesday morning at the Department of Health and Human Services as the agency sets out to cut some 10,000 full-time jobs as the Trump administration works to drastically shrink ...NBC News - 3d -
All Health Filament Upgrade Locations In South Of Midnight
Are you looking for all the Health Filaments in South of Midnight ? These green glowing crystals are scattered in various levels and some are quite hard to find. Still, if you can manage to ...GameSpot - 22h -
There’s No Party Like an Iftar Party for Bangladesh’s Aspiring Leaders
During Ramadan, political parties used the events to signal potential alliances after the ouster of the country’s authoritarian leader.The New York Times - 3d -
Haason Reddick poised to be a veteran leader for the Bucs in 2025
Haason Reddick poised to be a veteran leader for the Bucs in 2025 according to recent comments from GM Jason Licht.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say
The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world.The New York Times - 1d -
Don't give younger kids drinks with artificial sweeteners, health advisers say
Drinks such as sugar-free squash are off the menu for young children, say health advisers.BBC News - 1d -
Jason Anderson out of the remainder of Supercross with 'ongoing health concerns'
Jason Anderson's health concerns do not seem to be related to the family emergency that caused him to leave Seattle.Yahoo Sports - 18h -
Fired Federal Workers Get Love—and Jobs—From State Governments
As DOGE layoffs near 100,000, state and local governments are actively recruiting former federal employees for openings that need their skills.Inc. - 3d -
The federal government is phasing out paper checks. Here's who will be affected
By the fall, all federal departments and agencies will phase out the use of paper checks and switch to electronic payments, according to the White House.CNBC - 2d -
Energy Department Invites AI Development at Los Alamos and Other Federal Lands
The DOE says that there are 16 federal sites that would be ideal places for tech companies to build AI data centers.Inc. - 18h -
ACLU sues National Institutes of Health for 'ideological purge' of research projects
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the National Institutes of Health has conducted an “ongoing ideological purge of critical research projects” that violates ...NBC News - 1d -
UAW's Shawn Fain slams Trump executive order targeting federal unions
UAW president Shawn Fain said Trump's order to end collective bargaining for swath of federal workers would cost 700,000 people their union contracts.CBS News - 6d