US Health Department
Coverage of US Health Department in the Nexus archive.
- RFK Jr. forced to withdraw charter that opened CDC panel to anti-vaccine quacks
The US Health Department has withdrawn a revised charter document for the CDC's vaccine advisory committee due to an administrative error. The revisions, made under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., would have allowed him to appoint anti-vaccine allies and focus on alleged vaccine injuries. This move is part of Kennedy's attempts to undermine the committee.
- US national on repatriation flight tests positive for hantavirus
A US national on a repatriation flight has tested positive for hantavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the US health department. The individual is one of 17 Americans being flown home. The case is being monitored by US health officials.
- US conservatives sue to dismantle Native Hawaiian healthcare scholarships
Conservative group Do No Harm sued the US health department to dismantle the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program (NHHSP), alleging racial discrimination in a program aimed at supporting Native Hawaiian students in healthcare careers. The lawsuit targets a decades-old federal initiative designed to address medical under-servicing in Hawaii.