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30 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: November 9, 2026.
Means told CBS's "Face the Nation" that Susie Wiles and allies took money from industries the MAHA movement ran against, days after Wiles submitted her resignation.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who says he has used some of the compounds, is using "enforcement discretion" instead of rulemaking. Consumer groups warn it puts patients at risk.
'We've accomplished in 19 months things that would have seemed unthinkable two years ago,' Kennedy said, citing the cut-down childhood schedule and the remade vaccine advisory panel, both of which a judge has since halted. Gov. Josh Shapiro said he 'couldn't bring himself' to tell people to get the measles shot.
The outbreak, centered in Lancaster County's Amish and Mennonite communities, is the worst in the country since 1991. Health Secretary Debra Bogen says the CDC's refusal to acknowledge the deaths 'undermines our response.'
WatchThe president said infants are getting "vats" of vaccine and should be dosed across five separate visits. The Senate's only practicing physician called the order "wrong" within minutes of the signing.
Jay Bhattacharya said flatly that he trusts the science on measles, DTP and the standard childhood schedule — a message that lands differently coming from an agency under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Moderna's mFlusiva beat a standard flu shot by 26.6% in a 40,805-person trial. Against hospitalizations and ER visits, the gap was 47.9%.
HHS proposed scrapping more than 100 pages of federal regulations governing the preschool program for 700,000 poor children, handing oversight to state childcare licensing agencies. A 60-day comment period starts now.
Dr. Erica Schwartz, a retired Navy rear admiral and former deputy surgeon general, takes over an agency that has gone nearly a year without a Senate-confirmed leader since Susan Monarez was forced out 29 days into the job.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated minimal engagement with managing his sprawling department as he focuses narrowly on food and vaccine policies, according to administration sources.
Health Secretary's call to restrict depression medications has sparked intense debate at annual psychiatric meeting, with some fearing patients will avoid treatment.
Senior Trump-era appointees told FDA scientists their findings had 'messaging concerns,' even as Judge Sara Ellis's March 16 order restoring the old ACIP charter heads to the Seventh Circuit.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public vaccine criticism under White House orders, but inside his department, a sprawling research effort examining vaccine safety remains a top priority.
Government blocked publication of research conflicting with RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine positions as health policy becomes increasingly politicized.
Vaccine skeptics and environmental activists who helped elect Trump express disillusionment with his administration's health policies, particularly his support for glyphosate.
Health secretary distances himself from anti-vaccine stance while testifying before Congress, speaking on behalf of his department rather than personal beliefs.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to commit to supporting CDC Director Erica Schwartz on vaccine policy while denying responsibility for ongoing measles outbreak.
Texas leads with the largest state restriction yet, effective October 1 pending a federal waiver that the Trump administration has signaled it will grant.
Lawmakers confronted Kennedy with documented CDC messaging rollbacks as the U.S. faces losing its measles elimination status for the first time since 2000.
Medical professionals mobilize for midterm elections, with many citing opposition to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as primary motivation.
President nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director while the agency faces leadership upheaval under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial tenure.
Health Secretary who has sought to roll back vaccine policy testified that measles vaccine is safe and effective 'for most people' and safer than getting measles.
The health secretary plans sweeping changes to the influential panel that decides whether insurers must cover preventive services like mammograms and colonoscopies.
Health-conscious shoppers increase meat purchases following government policy shifts and industry health claims under Kennedy's leadership.
Protein-hungry shoppers increase meat purchases with health considerations as driving factor, industry data shows.
Health Secretary's pro-protein messaging drives surge in meat purchases as consumers prioritize high-protein diets over previous plant-based trends.
Protein-focused shoppers are purchasing increased amounts of meat products with health considerations driving their decisions.
Health secretary's changes to advisory committee structure could allow vaccine skeptics to gain influence over national immunization policy.
Health Secretary's vaccine skepticism poses challenges for Trump administration as top health jobs remain unfilled and court blocks policy changes.
Court halts Kennedy's plan to drop protections against hepatitis, meningitis from recommended immunizations.