The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — a panel of experts that advises on vaccine recommendations — voted 8-3 to end the universal recommendation for administering the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.
Read More CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel votes to stop recommending routine hepatitis B shot at birth: ‘Individual-based decision making’
Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a new plan on Thursday to extend enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies for three years without reforms, aiming to prevent premium spikes for about 24 million enrollees starting January 1, 2026.
Read More Schumer unveils new proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies amid GOP criticism: ‘It’s a complete failure’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the funeral of a child who passed away after contracting measles, the second child to die after contracting the virus.
Read More HHS Secretary Kennedy Visits Texas Funeral After Second Child Dead From Measles Outbreak
The Trump administration has pulled the nomination of former Republican Congressman Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just mere hours before he was set to testify before a Senate committee.
Read More Trump Administration Withdraws David Weldon’s CDC Nomination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially been sworn in as the new Human and Health Services Secretary.
Read More RFK Jr. Sworn In As Secretary Of Health And Human Services
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to advance to a full Senate vote in his bid to become the new Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, after clearing the key Senate committee.
Read More RFK Jr. Clears Senate Finance Committee Confirmation Vote