The role of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead HHS, remains uncertain as his confirmation hearing hasn't been scheduled. Kennedy has previously expressed support for abortion access, a very different stance from Trump. Planned Parenthood has more on abortion access and services.
Abortion information is disappearing from federal government websites, signaling potential changes in abortion under the second Trump administration.
Data from an expansive federal survey on youth behavioral habits, including their sexual orientation and gender identity, have been removed from the website of the CDC.
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
The website changes raise concerns about “the interference of politics with the study and the practice” of science and medicine, a physician said.
A memo from the NIH's acting director indicated research and clinical studies that began prior to Trump's inauguration can continue among the Trump administration's freeze on HHS activities.
Several US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors and more have been removed after the agency was directed to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump.
EXCLUSIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will emphasize that he is not "anti-vaccine" when he appears ...
Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Dorothy Fink announced this week that the agency will review its budget to ensure that taxpayer funds are not being used to ...
Kennedy eventually dropped out of the race to endorse Trump, who then nominated him for HHS secretary. Since joining Trump, Kennedy has focused on a "Make America Healthy Again" slogan ...
Both suggested in subsequent months that Kennedy would be offered a job in the Trump administration, and Trump nominated him to lead HHS in November. Prior to Kennedy’s entrance into the ...
Committee chairman Sen. Mike Crapo, a Republican from Idaho, wrapped up the hearing a little after 1:30 p.m., after more than three hours of questioning. He thanked RFK Jr. for the hours he spent ...