The ruling was handed down on the same day New York Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected a request...
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The Trump administration exempted lifesaving assistance from its foreign aid freeze, but providers say it’s still not...
Chris Clem could help Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who will have a role in immigration policy as...
Policymakers are scrambling to find ways to reduce costs — or even dropping coverage.
Judge Angel Kelley issued a restraining order.
The decision by U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, came after a testy...
The groups said the freeze violates Congress’ wishes and is endangering lives in developing countries.
The Trump political appointees are leading the agency’s “collaboration” with Elon Musk’s team.
The announcements come amid mounting frustration from the anti-abortion movement that not one of the avalanche of...
He’s said the UN body’s head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, treated China better than him during the pandemic.
The president’s domestic policy victories could hinge on whether the new chair of the Energy and Commerce...
The Louisiana Republican said he hoped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be “a partner” in promoting good...
It’s the latest lawsuit pushing back on the Trump administration’s shakeup of the federal government.
The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post’s editorial boards expressed concern about Kennedy’s anti-vaccine history...
As a doctor, Cassidy is troubled by RFK Jr. As a politician, he has reason to support...
States and the federal government jointly fund Medicaid, which offers insurance to more than 70 million Americans.
The Senate Finance Committee will hear from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary,...
Kennedy’s approval by the committee is far from certain.
The president’s failure to name a USAID administrator and other steps seem to suggest that, at the...
The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination.
Massive amounts of information about HIV, LGBTQ+ health were pulled from cdc.gov Friday night.
The outage came after the Trump administration on Monday ordered a sweeping pause on federal spending. States...
“You won’t go to work for a drug company after you leave HHS, but you and I...
Several states are trying to curtail abortion medication by claiming mifepristone could contaminate drinking water.
Mary Holland, head of Kennedy-founded Children’s Health Defense, spoke to POLITICO after attending his confirmation hearing.
Kennedy tells senators he’s not against vaccination, despite past statements
The executive order instructs agencies to ensure hospitals and other institutions receiving federal money stop offering gender-affirming...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. backed abortion rights, but the nation’s leading anti-abortion groups aren’t lobbying senators to...
Trump’s health secretary nominee met with Hill staffers ahead of his hearing this week.
If he’s confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have broad authority to pursue an...
Anti-abortion leaders wanted more concrete action from the new administration.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a directive Friday to rejoin a global anti-abortion pact.
The intelligence agency has said for years it couldn’t say with certainty where the pandemic originated from.
The dismissal comes as the Trump administration in its first week has already issued executive orders rolling...
Those impacted include overseas health organizations that distribute contraception and help combat HIV.
Robert F. Kennedy’s Jr. advisers are sparring over how far he should go on vaccines as health...
“They should not have been prosecuted,” said the president.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is telling senators considering his nomination to lead the government’s health agencies he...
The sites went down a day after the Office of Personnel Management sent a memo to all...
Fauci welcomes Biden pardon but says he has ‘committed no crime’
The global health body stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in funding
The move has no immediate legal force but will likely spark lawsuits that advocates hope will restore...
Foreign Affairs Relations Chair Jim Risch said money from the AIDS relief program paid for abortions.
The transition team hired trusted conservatives to key HHS positions.
Trump health alum tapped as RFK Jr.'s chief of staff
The court will decide the fate of the insurance mandate later this year.
Vivek Murthy says alcohol causes cancer, but the industry still has many friends on Capitol Hill.
Brian Anderson is ready to shape the future of AI in health care — if Donald Trump...
Experts warn of inadequate testing by the CDC, which maintains the risk to humans “remains low.”
A combination of viral respiratory infections, malaria and malnutrition has killed nearly 50 people in the African...
The billionaire and his company needed Speaker Mike Johnson’s help to stop legislation that would have regulated...
The move, welcomed by conservative organizations, leaves in place a Trump rule allowing more employers to opt...
Republican lawmakers are looking past Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views as they consider his nomination to lead...
Public health officials see promise in some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to prevent chronic disease...
Trump’s pick to lead HHS heads to the Hill this week.
A witness recognized the alleged killer at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s.
The president-elect’s advisers haven’t yet begun meeting with federal agencies, despite signing an agreement late last month...
Brian Thompson was fatally shot outside a Midtown hotel.
Trump’s picks to lead the NIH and FDA were critics of health officials and their pandemic policies.
The agency denied Triton Distribution’s application to sell flavored e-liquids.
If his nomination is approved, the longtime associate of Peter Thiel will work alongside Robert F. Kennedy...
The Stanford University physician and economist, known for opposing Covid-19 lockdowns, has been tapped to lead the...
A close adviser to Peter Thiel with ties across Silicon Valley, O’Neill reentered the mix in recent...
Makary emerged during the Covid pandemic as a critic of the FDA.
At least three informal advisers connected to the anti-vaccine movement are assisting Kennedy in filling out his...
Their support could make or break whether Senate confirms Kennedy for Trump’s Cabinet.
“Science Guy” takes nominee to head HHS to task over fluoride in drinking water.
As CMS administrator, Oz would have latitude over health coverage for the more than 160 million Americans...
Many of the candidates are allies of RFK Jr. and have maligned the agencies they would oversee.
Abortion-rights activists say it’s imperative they figure out what went wrong in the wake of their worst...
“What I’m hoping is he brings his transparency for all Americans and we really start to tackle...
“To continue to lift that up is a cruel thing to do,” Richard Besser said.
They’re holding their fire and hoping Senate allies will block his confirmation as HHS secretary.
The president of the anti-abortion group SBA Pro-Life America, said “there’s no question that we need a...
Food additives, pesticides and vaccines are on his “Make America Healthy Again” hit list.
Health agency veterans are alarmed.
Most of the bills target mifepristone — the drug used in more than two-thirds of abortions nationwide.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Tuesday shows meaningful declines in STI rates...
The issue failed to stop Donald Trump, who on Tuesday overcame a large gender gap — and...
The former Democrat-turned-Trump-ally gave more details on the role the president-elect envisions for him.
For international pandemic talks, abortion rights and funding for public health efforts, they’re huge.
A party faction that includes several GOP governors says government shouldn’t get involved.
Traffickers are to blame, the candidates say. Virtually no one’s talking about treatment.
Arizona is one of several states where right-leaning groups are backing conservative judges as they prepare to...
Missteps by the World Health Organization, a vaccine manufacturer and an African country led to another health...
Trump says he’ll veto legislation to ban the procedure.
Still angry about the Covid response, GOP lawmakers want to overhaul the National Institutes of Health if...
The ruling allows abortions to resume beyond six weeks into pregnancy.
Some see the politicking as a moral obligation, but others see a threat to the doctor-patient relationship.
The case is part of a concerted effort by the Biden administration to lower drug prices.
As Trump pitches himself as a “leader on IVF,” GOP senators dismiss the legislation as a Democratic...
The White House says health insurers are not complying with 2008 law in a move that’s likely...
A plan to expand access to the drug treatment is hung up on fears of a black...
The state lost millions in federal funding because it refused to offer patients a national hotline number...
While the risk of hospitalization and death is nowhere near what it was in 2021, there is...
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump want to provide relief, though they disagree on the details.
The former top U.S. infectious disease expert is expected to make a full recovery.
Democrats this week spotlighted stories of unwanted pregnancies and men who feared they’d lose their wives because...
The state Supreme Court ruled in favor of Attorney General Tim Griffin, who had accused the initiative’s...
Many prominent conservatives and anti-abortion activists were outraged by the remark, calling it “nonsensical” and “cowardly.”
Democrats have made restoring abortion access a cornerstone of their campaign for the White House and Congress,...
Advocates of government health care are giving Harris leeway to decide how best to beat Donald Trump.
The result is a $6 billion savings across 10 drugs when new prices take effect in 2026,...
What Trump has said about Florida’s 6-week abortion ban
The move to protect some older Americans from higher costs would come just ahead of the election.
Both the White House and the Harris campaign have envisioned the savings promised by the negotiations as...
Walz is framing IVF as an issue that affects men, too.
Independent experts gave a psychedelic treatment for PTSD a scathing review. Some in Congress want it approved...
Advocates are seeking to block referendums in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Montana and South Dakota.
The position aligns with President Joe Biden but clashes with some abortion-rights activists championing her White House...
Parents’ stories about how their children were exploited and bullied online are resonating in Congress.
Stanley Goldfarb and his group, Do No Harm, say Republicans need new advisers because major medical groups...
Heading into the final day of the Republican Party’s first national gathering since the Supreme Court’s landmark...
The Federal Trade Commission investigation of DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care follows years of consolidation in the...
The FTC action would target often high costs by trying to curb rebates it says drug makers...
Abortion opponents know they need to win hearts and minds. They’re using women’s stories to do so.
The 21-year-old President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is credited with saving 25 million lives, but its...
The shakeup, which has not been previously reported, comes as anti-abortion groups petition Trump, his campaign advisers...
The cases moving through federal courts could further roll back abortion access, even if Biden wins in...
The decision posted online shows that the justices voted to dismiss the dispute from their docket.
A federal plan to promote treatment and distribute overdose reversal drugs showed promise. Communities are trying to...
Vivek Murthy hopes the growing number of victims, both direct and indirect, will persuade Congress to do...
Leaders of the coalition say they want to make the procedure more accessible and affordable than ever...
Mark Lyons, a senior USDA animal health official, said federal officials are “still working closely to understand...
Four ways the Supreme Court decision could serve the anti-abortion movement.
Trump’s closed-door advice represents a gamble not only for him, but for the Republicans in Congress.
Here are three takeaways from POLITICO’s discussion of these topics on Thursday.
Schumer: Protecting IVF should be 'definition of an easy vote'
The move may signal the beginning of a broad turn on the right against IVF, an issue...
His new anti-vaccine persona could have far-reaching consequences if he’s elected to a second stint as president...
The Biden administration is in court defending a federal law it argues protects emergency abortions. In practice,...
Democrats hope Republicans who voted against the legislation pay a political price in November.
Lawmakers and the VA hope ecstasy can help treat veterans with PTSD, but there’s reason for doubt.
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said using ecstasy to boost therapy for people with post-traumatic...
The government’s former top infectious disease official said he didn’t suppress the debate over the coronavirus’ origin.
Republicans and Democrats have condemned a longtime Fauci adviser and a scientist who received millions from his...
The “Project 2025” blueprint includes proposals to remove requirements that insurance cover male condoms and emergency contraception.
Abortion offers a glimpse into what these potential candidates see as their strengths and how they might...
The White House has told the National Institutes of Health to safeguard its work from political interference.
The former lawmaker from Rhode Island sees a role for public policy in battling these problems.
Opponents of the measure included many physicians who said the drugs have other critical reproductive health care...
It now heads to the desk of GOP Gov. Jeff Landry, who has not publicly weighed in...
Public health experts say the virus’ move from birds into mammals is worrisome due to the risk...
The social media post came after Trump said in a TV interview that he plans to share...
Activists fear Democrats’ efforts to ride the coattails of abortion ballot measures put their passage at risk.
Health systems are trying to move more of the work they do to your house.
Dairy cows in nine states are infected and hospitals are looking to the government for guidance.
Federal health officials estimate that roughly 100,000 people enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program...
Anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups fear the Kennedy scion will peel off voters disillusioned with Trump and Biden.
Federal testing and surveillance of the outbreak has so far lagged since initial detection in dairy cows...
Harris sounds alarm over 6-week abortion ban at Florida event
The legislation, which is expected to be soon signed into law by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, will...
Gary Ruskin, founder of U.S. Right to Know, says the government is covering it up.
Lawmakers aren’t willing to meet the president’s budget requests, casting doubt on reaching the program’s ambitious goal.
The delay comes after the proposed ban drew fire from tobacco companies and other groups that argued...
Half of voters in a new POLITICO-Morning Consult poll support states making their own laws about abortion...
The move clears the path for a similar vote in the Senate — which appears to have...
The challenge concerning Idaho hospitals’ obligation to provide abortions during medical emergencies would have national ripple effects.
Doctors say they fear that following their medical judgment could cost them their license or land them...
What happened in North Carolina is playing out across the U.S. as large employers try to limit...
The move highlights the deepening divide between the more socially conservative wing of the party, which opposes...
The three liberal justices dissented as the high court dramatically narrowed a district court judge’s sweeping ruling...
His announcement is likely to disappoint anti-abortion groups after his campaign floated a 15-week ban earlier this...
Sixteen states already ban abortion. In May, Florida, and possibly Arizona, will join them.
Desperate to help record numbers of children suffering anxiety and depression, state and local governments are testing...
The gulf between what Trump said and what anti-abortion groups want underscores divisions that have dogged conservatives...
Mental health workers shared their perspectives on the causes of — and solutions to — the crisis.
Trump’s Monday announcement that abortion should be left to the states was supposed to neutralize an issue...
“I think it’ll be straightened out,” the former president said.
Trump says Arizona went too far in abortion ruling
Trump in a video posted Monday to Truth Social did not address what executive actions he would...
The state’s high court said it wouldn’t interfere with the legislature’s authority to craft abortion policy.
Donald Trump didn’t rule out signing a national abortion ban, though it is unlikely Congress would be...
“We are deeply disappointed in President Trump’s position,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life...
Should Trump appear vague or duck the issue, some of his supporters fear it will allow the...
The USDA has confirmed avian flu outbreaks in 15 herds across six states.
Are frozen embryos people now? POLITICO explains the controversy.
Genetic sequencing appears to suggest that wild birds in the Texas panhandle region infected cows, a USDA...
The groups are not advocating banning IVF but want new restrictions that would significantly curtail access to...
Potential cow-to-cow avian flu transmission in Idaho is worrying pandemic experts.
The parties’ scramble in the battleground state eight months ahead of the election is a model for...
Oregon lawmakers gave it three years. Portugal’s program took longer to show results.
This is the first major reproductive-rights case to come before the court since the 2022 Dobbs ruling,...
Supreme Court case is one of many tools elected officials and activists are using to try to...
Roughly 90 minutes of grappling over the abortion drug mifepristone produced some unusual and noteworthy moments.
A decision, likely to come in June, would be a major victory for the FDA’s authority to...
State Sen. Eva Burch: Arizona abortion laws designed to 'manipulate' patients
Arizona lawmaker hopes abortion story gets people to engage in politics
The adoption of artificial intelligence in health care is reviving the debate over medical malpractice reform —...
Arizona lawmaker shares plan to get abortion in floor speech
The report marks a notable reversal: People born in the U.S. in 2022 can expect to live...
From 'pro-choice' to federal ban: Trump's shifting abortion stance
The Obamacare band will make the case to voters while marking the law’s anniversary.
So-called personhood laws are on a legal collision course with IVF in some states.
Democratic Sen. Eva Burch of Mesa told fellow lawmakers in a floor speech she was going to...
The use of medication abortion in the U.S. jumped from 53 percent of all abortions in 2020...
Some on the left are dismayed by what they see as a harmful divide between “good” and...
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s rematch will center on concerns about cost, access and quality of...
Some are proposing the government needs to ensure artificial intelligence-powered chatbots rely on trustworthy health data.
