RFK Jr.’s CDC reform plan is similar to secret Susan Monarez memo
WASHINGTON — In the days after health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed out the director of the…
House bill on HHS budget: NIH funding maintained, deep CDC cuts
WASHINGTON — House appropriators advanced legislation on Tuesday that is a mixed bag for researchers. While the Republican…
FDA ends emergency use authorization for Covid vaccines
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved updated Covid boosters, but removed emergency use authorizations…
Kennedy’s ‘evidence’ against mRNA vaccine research actually supports it
When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. terminated $500 million in federal funding for mRNA…
HHS cites scientific justification for canceling mRNA vaccine work
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are citing an extensive list of studies purported to document harms caused by…
Vinay Prasad returns to the FDA, weeks after his ouster
WASHINGTON — Vinay Prasad is returning to the Food and Drug Administration to resume his role overseeing vaccine,…
Kennedy’s mRNA vaccine cancellations sharply criticized by experts
In a sign of the mRNA field’s recent dynamism, the Alliance for mRNA Medicines doubled its size to…
Stephen Colbert Takes Aim at RFK Jr. for Cutting Vaccine Funding
Stephen Colbert is not impressed that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cut $500 million in funding for vaccines.…
Stephen Colbert Calls RFK Jr. a ‘Roid-Addled Nepo-Carnie’ for Cutting Vaccines Funding
Stephen Colbert gave what he promised was a “measured, nonpartisan response” to the harrowing news on Wednesday that…
RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Funding For mRNA Vaccine Research
Topline Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the cancellation of contracts and grants worth…
Kennedy abruptly cancels U.S. Preventive Services Task Force meeting
WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of a key expert panel that…