Dec 18 Watch 7:05 Trump administration moves to restrict gender-affirming care for minors nationwide By Stephanie Sy, Sam Lane The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a series of actions meant to effectively ban transition-related medical treatments nationwide for those under 18. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Selena Simmons-Duffin, who covers health policy for NPR. Continue watching
Dec 18 WATCH: Trump administration seeks to cut off access to transgender health care for U.S. children By Ali Swenson, Matthew Perrone, Devi Shastri, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions targeting transgender Americans. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 7:29 RFK-appointed CDC panel drops hepatitis B vaccine at birth recommendation By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The federal vaccine advisory panel, all appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted to drop the universal recommendation that children should get vaccinated for hepatitis B at birth. William Brangham discussed this and other changes under consideration for… Continue watching
Dec 05 RFK Jr.'s chosen vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were all appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a leading anti-vaccine activist before this year becoming the nation’s… Continue reading
Dec 03 WATCH: RFK Jr.'s CDC panel delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newborns By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A federal vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to delay until Friday a decision on whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. Continue reading
Nov 24 RFK Jr. says the Trump administration is following 'gold standard' science. Here's what to know By Devi Shastri, Associated Press What type of research produces the best possible evidence?… Continue reading
Nov 10 WATCH: RFK Jr. says FDA will remove long-standing warning from hormone-based menopause drugs By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The change announced Monday is a break from more than 20 years of FDA policy, in which the drugs carried the agency's most severe warning label. Continue reading
Nov 06 WATCH: Trump announces deal to expand coverage, lower costs on obesity drugs By Tom Murphy, Aamer Madhani, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for the popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy. Continue reading
Oct 30 Surgeon general nominee Casey Means goes into labor, delaying confirmation hearing By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Means, 38, who has been pregnant with her first child, was set to appear virtually with the committee for her confirmation hearing. Continue reading
Oct 29 WATCH: Health Secretary RFK Jr. announces new FDA move to fast-track biosimilar drug approvals By Tom Murphy, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal regulators are trying to make it easier to develop cheaper alternatives to powerful drugs that many Americans depend on to treat autoimmune diseases or cancers. Continue reading