The Office · 2026-03-25 21:57:06 · STAT News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) faces a prolonged leadership vacuum after the Trump administration confirmed it would miss a critical deadline to nominate a permanent director. This procedural failure ensures the agency will continue under a temporary, part-time leader who lacks the full authority ...
The Network · 2026-03-31 22:56:48 · STAT News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reversed a key Biden-era policy, stripping the federal health IT office of its expanded internal technology oversight and reverting its name to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). This move signals a significant shift in th...
The Network · 2026-04-03 15:57:04 · STAT News
The White House's proposed 2027 federal budget seeks a more than 12% reduction in funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling a sharp pivot in federal health priorities. Released on Friday, the document outlines a significant contraction for the nation's primary health agency, setting the stage f...
The Network · 2026-04-17 19:22:25 · KFF Health News
President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the agency's fourth potential leader in roughly a year. Schwartz, considered a more traditional fit for the role due to her expressed support for vaccines, now faces Sena...
The Lab · 2026-04-21 23:23:06 · GitHub Issues
A major update to the federal health data breach tracker reveals a significant cybersecurity failure at a critical public health provider. The North Texas Behavioral Health Authority (NTBHA) has reported a breach affecting 285,000 individuals, the largest of three new incidents added this week to the U.S. Department of...
The Network · 2026-04-29 03:24:10 · STAT News
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee convened its first meeting in 19 months on Tuesday, weeks after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced most of its scientific experts with advocates aligned with his contested views on autism causation. The reconstituted federal body, which directs hundreds of mill...
The Network · 2026-05-06 19:01:42 · Ars Technica
The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed that the Food and Drug Administration suppressed the publication of peer-reviewed studies demonstrating the safety and efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19 and shingles. The disclosure comes despite Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's public pledge to pursue "...
The Network · 2026-05-07 03:31:18 · Digital Today
미국 식품의약국(FDA)이 코로나19와 대상포진(vZV) 백신의 안전성 및 효능을 확인한 내부 연구들의 외부 공개를 사실상 차단한 것으로 확인됐다. 미국 보건복지부(HHS)가 이를 공식 인정하면서, 보건당국의 연구 투명성 문제가 표면화됐다.
조사 결과, 해당 연구는 FDA 및 CDC 등 보건당국 내부 과학자들이 작성한 것으로, 의학 저널 게재를 목표로 하거나 학술 대회 초록 제출 단계까지 진행된 것으로 전해졌다. 그러나 최종 공개 직전에 철회되거나 제출 자체가 막혔다. HHS는 아스테크니카와의 인터뷰를 통해 FDA가 해당 연구들의 논문 게재와 학회 초록 제출을 차단...
The Office · 2026-05-12 20:18:22 · STAT News
Marty Makary has resigned as Food and Drug Administration commissioner after serving roughly 14 months in the role, with Kyle Diamantas—the agency's top food official—assuming the acting commissioner position, according to sources familiar with the matter. The transition marks another turbulent chapter for an agency th...