Trump administration withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearing
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease ...
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Some La Roche-Posay, Proactiv and Walgreens acne treatments recalled due to benzene levels
U.S. health officials are asking retailers to pull a small number of acne creams from their store shelves after government ...
US FDA's top lawyer Hilary Perkins resigns two days into role
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA and other agencies, has removed the news of her ...
Researchers are learning the Trump administration axed their work to improve vaccination
The Trump administration is canceling studies about ways to improve vaccine trust and access. The move comes in the midst of ...
RFK Jr. seeks to tighten loophole allowing chemicals in U.S. food supply
The practice Kennedy is targeting, known as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS), can occur when companies self-certify the safety of a food additive.
RFK Jr. pressures Big Food to remove artificial dyes in meeting with CEOs
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told food executives that removing artificial food dyes is an ...
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The NIH and FDA nominees are surprisingly strong
Watching last week’s confirmation hearings for Jayanta Bhattacharya and Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, ...
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RFK Jr. seeks to eliminate FDA’s GRAS 'loophole' to improve food ingredient safety
The Health and Human Services secretary is pushing to change a program that allows companies to add untested ingredients to ...
RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines
There sat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, at a Steak ’n Shake with Fox News host Sean Hannity, ...
USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety, the agency said on Friday, ...
Dr. Mehmet Oz heads to the Senate with pitch to oversee America’s health insurance programs
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Friday morning.