Health

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told senators that she will redirect the agency's efforts to support HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again initiative.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new report that there is no link between autism and a preservative called thimerosal.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced plans to lay off up to 650 employees—approximately 2% of its workforce.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it has terminated gain-of-function research in line with President Donald Trump's May executive order on the subject.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a health study into the aftermath of the 2023 train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a review of clinical trials involving "hostile countries," declaring that projects involving Americans' living cells are paused.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol met with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on June 17 and committed to “further MAHA” its menu.

General Mills announced that it is working to remove artificial dyes from its cereals, as well as products distributed in schools.

Kraft Heinz announced that it will no longer launch products using artificial colors in the United States.

Democrat-run states issued a joint statement condemning shifts within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).