Public Health Experts See More Trouble at CDC as Kennedy Looks To Exert Control
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On Capitol Hill, RFK Defends Firings at CDC
Episode 412A combative Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the U.S. secretary of health and human services, appeared before a Senate committee Thursday, defending his firing of the newly confirmed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as other changes that could limit the availability of vaccines. Meanwhile, Congress has only a few weeks to complete work on annual spending bills to avoid a possible government shutdown and to ward off potentially large increases in premiums for Affordable Care Act health plans. Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Tony Leys, who discusses his Bill of the Month report about a womans unfortunate interaction with a bat and her even more unfortunate interaction with the bill for her rabies prevention treatment.
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Watch: How Controversies Over Vaccine Changes Affect You
C矇line Gounder, 窪蹋勛圖厙 News editor-at-large for public health, discusses leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and concerns over vaccine policy.
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Do Pediatricians Recommend Vaccines To Make a Profit? Theres Not Much Money in It
Four pediatricians said evidence-based science and medicine and a desire to keep kids healthy drive doctors childhood vaccination recommendations. And while pediatric practices might make money immunizing privately insured children, most practices likely break even or lose money from providing the shots.
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At CDC, Worries Mount That Agency Has Taken Anti-Science Turn
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s push to fire Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is more than an administrative shake-up. It marks a major offensive by Kennedy to seize control of the agency and impose an anti-science agenda, public health leaders say.
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Watch: How Concerns of CDC Scientists Over Political Interference Have Grown This Year
窪蹋勛圖厙 News correspondent Amy Maxmen traces the political turmoil at the CDC under President Donald Trump.
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Senior CDC Officials Resign After Monarez’s Ouster, Citing Concerns Over Scientific Independence
Four senior officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced their resignations in recent days, citing what they described as growing political interference in the agency's scientific work, particularly regarding vaccines.
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FTC Has Long Said Products Must Back Up Health Claims. A MAHA Lawsuit Would Upend That.
Xlear, a maker of xylitol gum, has sued the Federal Trade Commission, saying the onus should be on government to prove that ingredients dont live up to advertised claims. RFK Jr.s medical freedom allies have rallied to the cause.
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As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered.
Trump officials sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists, slowing their response to the measles outbreak in West Texas. Cases surged and sparked new outbreaks across the U.S. and Mexico. Together, these linked outbreaks have sickened more than 4,500 and killed at least 16 in the U.S. and Mexico.
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Kennedys Anti-Vaccine Strategy Risks Forcing Shots Off Market, Manufacturers Warn
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is targeting the governments Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, without which manufacturers might cease producing shots.
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Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of Americas Other Epidemic
Firearm violence is killing Americans at the scale of a public health epidemic. The suffering is concentrated in Black neighborhoods damaged by segregation, disinvestment, hate crimes, and other forms of racial discrimination.
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Its Almost Flu Season. Should You Still Get a Shot, and Will Insurance Cover It?
Doctors and public health leaders, including at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recommend that most people 6 months old and older get the 2025-26 flu vaccine and its still covered by most insurance plans.
Trump Further Politicizes Science
Episode 410President Donald Trumps latest executive order about science and medicine seeks to take funding decisions out of the hands of career scientists and give them to political appointees instead. And a gunman, reportedly disgruntled over covid vaccines, shoots at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, killing a law enforcement officer. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Aaron Carroll, president and CEO of the health services research group AcademyHealth, about how to restore the publics trust in public health.
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Perspective
‘Alternative Facts’ Aren’t a Reason To Skip Vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to defund mRNA research is just the latest to put ideology above public health.
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Inside the CDC, Shooting Adds to Trauma as Workers Describe Projects, Careers in Limbo
Fired-then-reinstated workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worry about the future of public health amid proposed agency downsizing.
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Journalists Talk Medicaid Work Rule Logistics and Colon Cancer Increase Among Young Adults
窪蹋勛圖厙 News journalists made the rounds on national media recently to discuss topical stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
Kennedy Cancels Vaccine Funding
Episode 409The Health and Human Services secretary is winding down nearly $500 million in mRNA research funding, citing false claims that the technology is ineffective against respiratory illnesses and notching a victory for critics of the covid vaccines. And President Donald Trump is demanding drugmakers drop their prices, quickly, but its unclear how he could make them comply. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these stories and more.
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This Physician-Scientist Is Taking on Trump on Behalf of Disadvantaged Communities
California researcher Neeta Thakur is leading a challenge to President Donald Trumps new administration one that pits public health science against political ideology. Whether she prevails could influence both the future of academic research and the health of those shes spent her life trying to help.
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Journalists Distill $50B Rural Health Fund and Newsmaking Diagnoses
窪蹋勛圖厙 News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
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Deep Staff Cuts at a Little-Known Federal Agency Pose Trouble for Droves of Local Health Programs
The workforce of a federal agency that oversees billions in grants for primary health care, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health services, and workforce training has been slashed, sparking fears of whats to come.
By Sarah Jane Tribble and Henry Larweh