Health

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a major initiative to formally define “ultra‑processed foods”.

One of the country's leading hospital networks, Kaiser Permanente, announced a pause on gender transition surgeries for those under the age of 19.

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago will no longer initiate transgender medical treatments for minors, citing safety concerns.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to adopt the recommendation that vaccine preservative thimerosal be removed from flu inoculations.

The Consumer Brands Association launched an effort to Make America Healthy Again, committing to end the manufacturing of products with certified Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C) colors by the end of 2027.

Coca-Cola announced that it will offer products with cane sugar as well as high fructose corn syrup.

A major gender-transition clinic for minors based at USC’s Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will cease youth-focused services on July 22.

A draft report by Reem Alsalem of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) detailed that transgenderism seeks to "erase" women and girls.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched an effort to reform the organ transplant system after it was discovered that hospitals have allowed the procurement process to begin while patients still show signs of life.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a formal statement of rejection to the International Health Regulations (IHR) Amendments proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO).