EPA power plant emissions rollback challenged by former officials in both parties

Nonetheless, Monday’s rule is already facing a legal challenge, brought by a coalition of environmental and public health groups on Thursday.

As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability

The worst measles resurgence in the U.S. in decades keeps growing. Vaccination rates keep falling. Flu, COVID-19, and RSV keep coming back. Against this backdrop, many public health experts are worried about the reliability of health information coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Public health expert blasts Trump’s executive order on childhood vaccines

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations, including separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different single-disease shots.

F.D.A. Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine

Wayne State plans public health school amid federal research aid cuts

Planning for a standalone School of Public Health at Wayne State University is well underway, as university leaders hope they can capitalize on the university's relationships in Detroit to better address medical needs locally and beyond.

Science, Interrupted: The Lasting Impact of Terminated Grants

 In spring 2025, the American Civil Liberties Union joined the American Public Health Association and a union representing many postdocs in suing the NIH, arguing the terminations were arbitrary and capricious — issued, as Sosa put it, without legal basis.

At least 3.5 million people have lost food stamp access as Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ cuts take effect, analysis finds

A new analysis shows that nationwide almost 9% of individuals — more than 3.5 million — who were beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

White House to tighten grip on $1 trillion in federal grants

The White House is proposing a far-reaching rewrite of the rules on federal grants, consolidating its power over who benefits from federal financial assistance and what they can do with that money.

RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses the budget and staffing cuts being made to public health agencies in the U.S. under RFK Jr.’s new leadership and the many ways those cuts will impact all of us.