CDC, NIH and more health agencies brace for layoffs with DOGE and RFK Jr.'s restructuring. Here's what we know.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr., with help from DOGE, is planning a restructuring with sweeping cuts expected at multiple agencies.
Trump to nominate Susan Monarez for CDC director, elevating from acting role, sources say
Susan Monarez is to be elevated from her role as acting CDC director, after nominee David Weldon was withdrawn earlier this ...
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Trump orders 'blackout' at CDC, FDA, NIH as agencies prepare for MAGA
The CDC, FDA, HHS and NIH have all been told to pause external communications, including publishing scientific reports, updating websites or issuing health advisories. The directive came without ...
FDA, HHS announce plans to increase testing for heavy metals, contaminates in baby formula
The FDA and HHS announced "Operation Stork Speed" Tuesday, which aims to increase testing for heavy metals and other ...
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White House pulls CDC director pick; HHS office consolidates — 9 updates
The White House has withdrawn David Weldon, MD, as its pick for CDC director just hours before ... Here are eight more federal health updates: 1. FDA, NIH nominees clear first hurdle.
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Trump pulls CDC head nomination as FDA, CDC picks advance
President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Dave Weldon to lead the CDC, just hours before ... seeping into the HHS agencies, including the CDC and FDA. A report on Axios – which ...
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HHS makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
and the National Institutes of Health as well as the Food and Drug Administration, both in Maryland. The mass email went out to a “broad population of HHS employees,” landing in their inboxes ...
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Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
and the National Institutes of Health as well as the Food and Drug Administration, both in Maryland. The mass email went out to a “broad population of HHS employees," landing in their inboxes days ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about HHS buyout offers, a Novo obesity trial, and more
and the National Institutes of Health as well as the Food and Drug Administration, both in Maryland. The mass email went out to a “broad population of HHS employees” days before agency heads ...
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OPM distances itself from probationary worker firings, retroactively edits memo to federal agencies
Union plaintiffs will be able to question an HHS and a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) representative. Fired Food and Drug Administration (FDA) probationary workers received calls ...
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FDA pick may differ from HHS head RFK Jr. in some key areas
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration is set to face the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday morning, and he’s likely to ...
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Top U.S. health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
Last year, he promised to immediately clear out all 600 employees at the NIH ... at HHS. The latest move to reduce the number of federal health workers comes as the the CDC is assisting with ...