Kennedy moves to eliminate notice and public comment requirements for certain HHS decisions
The US Department of Health and Human Services has reversed an obscure requirement called the Richardson Waiver, which requires a period of notice and an …
As measles outbreak grows, HHS secretary says vaccination is a personal decision that can protect individuals and communities
As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an …
Measles cases approach 150 in ongoing West Texas outbreak
One hundred forty-six measles cases have been reported in the outbreak in West Texas, the Texas Department of Health Services said in an update today. …
RFK Jr. said measles outbreaks are ‘not unusual’ in the US. Doctors say he’s wrong
When Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy answered questions during the first cabinet meeting of the new Trump administration, he incorrectly …
USDA details new plan to tackle bird flu and lower egg prices
Soaring egg prices have consumers boiling, and on Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture blamed rising costs on the bird flu epidemic and said …
Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?
The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied …
Zepbound maker Eli Lilly announces $27 billion investment in US drug manufacturing as Trump threatens tariffs
Eli Lilly, the maker of blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro, said it will invest an additional $27 billion to build four …
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people
A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. …
FDA meeting to choose flu vaccine composition canceled without explanation
He said this year’s meeting had been set for March 13, and he received an email this afternoon saying it had been canceled. He said …
Your questions about measles, answered
Texas’ largest outbreak of measles in 30 years has reached 90 cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday. Thirty-two cases have been …