U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Faces Overhaul
During his marathon of congressional hearings at the end of last month, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signaled his intention to overhaul the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The panel – which evaluates scientific …
HHS Cancels Another U.S. Preventative Services Task Force Meeting
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has cancelled the next in-person meeting of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF). Originally due to take place sometime in November, HHS has attributed the cancellation to the federal government shutdown, …
MAHA Commission Releases Strategy to Improve Children’s Health
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, chaired by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, recently released its second report, the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy. As required by President Trump’s February 13 executive order (EO) …
HHS Secretary Kennedy Challenged on Management and Vaccine Policies in Senate Finance Hearing
On September 4, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), appeared before the Senate Finance Committee in a hearing on the President’s 2026 Health Care Agenda. Unsurprisingly, many senators from both sides of …
Concerns Arise Over Reports that HHS Secretary Will Dismiss All Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly plans to remove all 16 members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The USPSTF is an independent, volunteer panel that provides evidence-based national recommendations on a wide …
NIH Employees Call for Academic Freedom and Scientific Excellence in the Bethesda Declaration
On June 9, more than 300 current and former employees from every institute and center (IC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) signed and published the Bethesda Declaration to protest the Trump Administration’s politicization of science and science funding …
