Health

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary suggested that the agency will revisit whether infants should receive the Hepatitis B vaccine.

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is encouraging all adults, including pregnant women, to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Campbell’s has announced it will eliminate all synthetic food dyes from its products beginning in fiscal year 2026, aligning with the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative. The company confirmed the change in a press release dated September 3, stating, “In the second half of our 2026 fiscal year (March–August), we will no longer produce any of our food or beverages with FD&C colors.”

Santa Clara University is placing graduate psychology students at a transgender clinic that treats children as young as five years old.

The Department of Health and Human Services issued a letter notifying state awardees of the Vaccines for Children Program (VCP) that participants must honor religious exemptions from vaccine mandates.

Democratic governors from California, Oregon, and Washington launched a new West Coast Health Alliance in defiance of President Trump’s revised vaccine policies.

In a tense Senate Finance Committee hearing on September 4, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended sweeping personnel changes at the CDC.

West Coast governors have formed a vaccine alliance to circumvent the Trump administration's health agenda.

Actor Javier Muñoz and drag performer Peppermint are urging Congress not to reduce HIV-related federal funding, warning lawmakers that proposed budget cuts could result in a return to the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s. The two activists visited Capitol Hill this week ahead of the House Appropriations Committee’s upcoming vote on the fiscal year 2026 funding bill.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said President Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for Operation Warp Speed and the development of mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic.