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RFK Jr. passes Senate committee vote to be health secretary

RFK Jr. passes key Senate panel vote to advance health secretary nomination

All eyes were on Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican and longtime doctor who expressed deep concern about Kennedy's history of anti-vaccine comments.

Reuters · 6h

RFK Jr.'s bid for top health job faces Senate committee hurdle on Tuesday

The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance was due to vote on Tuesday on advancing President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.

Gizmodo · 55m

RFK Jr. Wins Crucial Senate Vote to Lead America’s Health System

Kennedy has had a long track record of making misleading or outright false statements about important health issues, particularly on vaccination.

Health agencies sued

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Trump administration orders purge of some online health data. What will that mean in WA?

State and local health officials are assessing effects of online changes involving national health datasets and informational pages previously available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A message at the top of the CDC’s main page says, “CDC’s website is being modified to comply with President Trump’s Executive Orders.”

Fast Company · 22m

Doctors sue U.S. health agencies for removing health data websites per Trump’s order

Tuesday's lawsuit names the CDC, FDA, and their parent agency the Department of Health and Human Services as defendants.

POLITICO on MSN · 56m

Health agencies sued after taking down data following Trump order

A liberal-leaning medical advocacy group is suing over the removal of health data from government websites, the latest in a series of lawsuits pushing back against the Trump administration’s shakeup of the federal government.

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Health Care Cyberattacks Are on the Rise. What's Being Done About It?

Cyberattacks in the health care industry have been steadily increasing over the past 14 years and, in 2023, over 133 million ...

Left-leaning physicians group sues over federal websites scrubbing health information

The physicians’ advocacy group Doctors for America is suing federal agencies for removing information from their websites that health care professionals and researchers regularly use. The ...

What Does the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Do?

If he is confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take over a sprawling bureaucracy with ...

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Discretionary expenditure for cybersecurity surfaces months after Florida Department of Health cyberattack

Within Gov. Ron DeSantis’ budget recommendations published on Sunday, is a new discretionary expenditure for a cybersecurity ...

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Kansas Department of Health and Environment launches new cancer data dashboard

In celebration of World Cancer Day, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has launched its new Cancer Data ...

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New NC health secretary reveals priorities: improving healthcare access and child welfare

Devdutta Sangvai, former president of Duke Regional Hospital, was tapped by Gov. Josh Stein to lead the department as North ...

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‘Rabies is fatal:’ The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County issues rabies advisory

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County has issued a rabies advisory after a racoon tested positive.

Kennedy's Bid for Top US Health Job May Hinge on Wary Republican Doctor

Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as the top U.S. health official - one of President Donald Trump's most contentious nominations - ...

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