Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be ...

Kennedy Jr.'s sweeping cuts to the nation's public health agencies. Cuts to the CDC's branch responsible for investigating and preventing lead poisoning has brought multiple efforts to help local ...

Kennedy cannot order communities to stop fluoridation, but he can direct the CDC to stop recommending it and work with the EPA to change the allowed amount. Read more: The Science Behind Fluoride ...

Other states are also considering removing fluoride. Kennedy told The Associated Press that he intends to direct the CDC to stop recommending fluoridating drinking water and is assembling a task ...

Fluoride, a compound best known for strengthening teeth and reducing cavities, was first endorsed by federal officials for water fluoridation in 1950, according to the CDC. Stricter guidelines ...

Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman most closely associated with the DOGE initiatives, has butted heads with organizations ... with about a tenth of the CDC’s total employees, sustained ...

Protesters, including CDC employees, gathered to denounce job cuts that have left thousands of public health workers unemployed, emphasizing the human and public health costs over financial savings.

Rep. Williams heads CDC protest Protesters, including CDC employees, gathered to denounce job cuts that have left thousands of public health workers unemployed, emphasizing the human and public ...

"Eliminating CDC’s tobacco prevention program would mean ... Another former agency head, Robert Califf, M.D., who twice served as director of the FDA, said Tuesday morning he was "overwhelmed ...

Rep. Williams heads CDC protest Posted: April 4, 2025 | Last updated: April 4, 2025 Protesters, including CDC employees, gathered to denounce job cuts that have left thousands of public health ...

Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, the position has been held on an interim basis by Susan Monarez, whom Trump has now nominated to take the job permanently after his first ...