WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are weighing how to respond to a court ruling that stalled major parts of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine agenda, a decision that could shed light on the Trump administration’s willingness to continue to reshape vaccine policies, despite political risks. A person familiar with the situation, asked whether […]
March 20, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Rival ‘shadow’ group to RFK, Jr.’s autism science committee meets in D.C. Autism researchers are working to counter a federal autism advisory panel that has vaccine skeptic members and, they say, a “striking absence of scientific expertise” By Allison Parshall edited by Tanya Lewis […]
An Oregon judge said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. overstepped when he overruled state governments and declared gender-affirming care for minors unsafe nationwide. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate’s email newsletter. U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said in a hearing that he […]
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Americans may be focused on the Iran war as it plays out across their screens and in their wallets, but there’s a bitter battle still raging right underneath their noses. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary RFK Jr. just lost the latest skirmish in the ever-present culture wars. Earlier claims from inside the MAGA movement of a resounding victory […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge said the government overreached by issuing a declaration that called treatments like puberty blockers and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for young people experiencing gender dysphoria, according to a ruling Thursday in Oregon. Judge Mustafa Kasubhai’s ruling was centered on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not going through the […]
Among the terminated advisory committees was the NIH Center for Scientific Review Advisory Council, which was established in 1988. The advisory council wasn’t responsible for reviewing grant applications; rather, it advised NIH leaders on how to allocate research funds. “Be incensed” Beyond the NIH, the CDC had nine advisory committees terminated, among others, such as […]
Governor Maura Healey today condemned a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services compliance review of Massachusetts’ requirement that private health insurance plans cover abortion care, calling it “the latest effort by President Trump and Secretary Kennedy to take away women’s reproductive rights. ”The HHS Office for Civil Rights notice questions whether the state’s mandate […]
The Food and Drug Administration is backtracking on stricter regulation of tanning beds. Adventure_Photo/E+/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adventure_Photo/E+/Getty Images Shortly before being nominated for the job, Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a now-infamous post on X, in which he pledged to end the federal government’s “aggressive suppression” of – among […]
The first public meeting of US autism advisers – notably, since Robert F Kennedy Jr reshaped the committee – was cancelled recently with few details, coinciding with the creation of a rival organization that has prompted some questions within the autistic community about their focus. Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and […]
