Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.
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Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Alongside extensive reductions to the staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Trump administration has asked the agency to cut $2.9 billion of its spending on contracts, according to three federal officials with knowledge of the matter. The administration’s cost-cutting…

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
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Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public. “It has become clear…

RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study
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RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A steadfast figure in the anti-vaccine movement who has helped shape Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s thinking on a possible link to autism has joined his department to work on a study examining the long-debunked theory, according to people familiar with the…

Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries
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Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Babies are not ordinarily a fixture of closed-door White House meetings. But when Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, convened a group of women this month for a discussion on nutrition and other topics, a healthy-eating activist who calls herself “the Food…

Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page
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Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, on Saturday instructed leaders of the nonprofit he founded to take down a web page that mimicked the design of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s site but laid out a case that vaccines…

Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments
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Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Struggling to contain a raging measles epidemic in West Texas, public health officials increasingly worry that residents are relying on unproven remedies endorsed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and postponing doctor visits until the illness has worsened. Hospitals and officials…

White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director
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White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The White House has decided to withdraw the nomination of its pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Dave Weldon, a Republican former congressman, just hours before he was to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing, according to a…

What to Know About Measles Cases in New York and New Jersey
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What to Know About Measles Cases in New York and New Jersey

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Experts are emphasizing the importance of vaccination against measles after three people in New York and three in New Jersey were diagnosed with the viral illness since the start of the year. It’s not unusual for sporadic cases of measles to be reported….

Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories
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Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the measles outbreak in West Texas that strayed far from mainstream science, relying heavily on fringe theories about prevention and treatments. He issued a…