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RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday that he expects about 20% of fired employees may have been cut by mistake, and some could be brought back, ...CBS News - 1d -
RFK Jr says 20% of Doge’s health agency job cuts were mistakes
Health secretary says roles will need to be reinstated amid Trump administration’s push to slash federal workforce. Around a fifth of the 10,000 jobs cut from the US Department of Health and Human ...The Guardian - 1d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 4d -
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 - 4d -
RFK Jr.'s layoffs expected to gut worker safety agency, officials say
More than 800 employees at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are expected to be cut.CBS News - 4d -
Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’
WHO warns there is urgent need for care capacity, while US agency says number of dead could eventually exceed 10,000. Aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake – a visual guide The fallout from ...The Guardian - 5d -
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 - 3d -
Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. ...The New York Times - 3d -
US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs
Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling . Experts in everything from mine safety to smoking and infertility were hit by mass layoffs ...The Guardian - 3d -
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 - 2d -
FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
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.CBS News - 2d -
Medicare, Medicaid agency cuts jobs from minority health office, other divisions, as RFK Jr. guts U.S. health department
CMS detailed some of the specific offices impacted by cuts under Kennedy's broader plan to restructure the Department of Health and Human Services.CNBC - 1d -
Thousands of US health agency workers laid off in overhaul led by RFK Jr
Trump administration begins reducing Health and Human Services workforce as Kennedy plans up to 10,000 job cuts. Thousands of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees across the country are being ...The Guardian - 4d -
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 - 2d -
Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
Hundreds of employees have wrapped around the U.S. Health and Human Services Department headquarters in Washington, where they've begun receiving notices of dismissal in an overhaul ultimately ...ABC News - 4d -
US health secretary and agency sued by 23 states and DC over $11bn funding cut
Lawsuit alleges department’s ending of wide array of grants is ‘unlawful’ and poses ‘serious harm to public health’. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia are suing the US Department of ...The Guardian - 2d -
HHS staff to brief House committee following massive agency layoffs
House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce committee are demanding a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F Kennedy Jr. about the massive layoffs happening at his agency. ...The Hill - 2d -
Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 27, health ministry says
Palestinian authorities say children were among the dead, while Israel says it hit a Hamas command-and-control centre.BBC News - 2d -
Layoffs Begin at U.S. Health and Human Services Department
The agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food are expected to lay off 10,000 people.Inc. - 4d -
Pope Francis’ Health Continues to Improve, Vatican Says
A little over a week after returning to the Vatican guesthouse to convalesce, the pope was showing gradual improvements in his movements and speech.The New York Times - 4d -
Toxicology tests show Brett Gardner's son died of carbon monoxide poisoning, agency says
The 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees player Brett Gardner died of carbon monoxide poisoning while on vacation in Costa Rica last month, an investigative agency in the Central American ...NBC News - 2d -
5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency
Five high-level officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are leavingABC News - Mar. 25 -
Don't deport us over health issue, say British couple in Australia
A Macclesfield woman fears she will have to leave Australia due to her medical condition.BBC News - 3d -
UK will refocus green quangos to clear ‘way for progress’, says minister
Environment Agency and Natural England to prioritise development as well as nature, says Steve ReedFinancial Times - 4d -
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.The New York Times - Mar. 29 -
RFK Jr. purges CDC and FDA's public records transparency teams
It is unclear what will happen to hundreds of pending requests for public information as the health agencies slash staff.CBS News - 3d -
Alan Turing Institute plans revamp in face of criticism and technological change
Chief of Britain’s flagship AI agency says ‘big strategic’ shift is neededFinancial Times - 4d -
Councils in England putting homeless children at risk, MPs find
An inquiry says children are living in "appalling conditions" and suffering impacts to their health.BBC News - 2d -
Mike Vrabel says Patriots "won March" but it's "comical" to celebrate the offseason
The Patriots have made several big moves since free agency opened three weeks ago, but Mike Vrabel says nobody should be celebrating just yet.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Says Your Overall Happiness and Mental Health May Come Down to 7 Words
One simple habit that’s like rocket fuel for your impact and well-being.Inc. - Mar. 29 -
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.Wired - 3d -
Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say
Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.The New York Times - 5d -
Islanders exposed to toxic chemicals should be offered blood treatment, report says
Scientists for Jersey's government have revealed steps to tackle the health impacts of private water supply contamination.BBC News - 3d -
Trump Is on Shaky Legal Ground With Mass Layoffs at H.H.S., Experts Say
Job and program cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services have teed up court challenges and prompted bipartisan criticism in Congress.The New York Times - 12h