This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT's twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.| STAT
For years, I’ve hoped major news outlets would shine a light on figures like David and Mark Geier—key players in the anti-vaccine movement that has harmed autism communities for decades. Now that attention has come, but since it’s due to Robert Kennedy being the Secretary of HHS, I wish it hadn’t. Last week, The Wall […]| Left Brain Right Brain
On March 27, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a “dramatic restructuring” of the agency as required by President Trump’s executive ord| FABBS
Recommendations surrounding covid vaccinations and other such shots have been confusing. Ultimately, though, little has changed. Here’s what you need to know.| Articles Archive - KFF Health News
Preliminary meetings are occurring amid the ongoing government shutdown, while some advocates call for Health Secretary Kennedy’s removal The post It’s been a month. And we still don’t know much about Kennedy’s Long COVID consortium. first appeared on The Sick Times.| The Sick Times
Lawmakers in Florida have teamed up to ask Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price to delay the implementation of the Pre-Claim| Home Health Care News
An Ohio appellate court recently affirmed the dismissal of a case brought by the Ohio attorney general (AG) against Central Tobacco & Stuff Inc. (Central Tobacco), an e-cigarette retailer, in which the AG alleged that Central Tobacco sold e-cigarettes lacking FDA premarket authorization and violated the state’s Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA) by failing to... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
We are a group of 53 individuals with Long COVID from across the U.S. In 2023, we joined a Long COVID clinical trial for Vyvgart (efgartigimod), a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis. Without warning, the trial was canceled in June 2024. The post Vyvgart brought us back to life, but the Long COVID trial was canceled. We are calling on the NIH and HHS to study the drug. first appeared on The Sick Times.| The Sick Times
On September 22, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr., released a report that falsely associates the intake of acetaminophen (more commonly and commercially called Tylenol), by pregnant women, with autism in their offspring. The Food and Drug Administration updated…| TrumpFile.org
The costs of covering serious autism cases under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) could undermine childhood vaccine production.| The Regulatory Review
The MAHA strategy report leaves many unanswered questions about the role of dietary supplements in efforts to roll back the tide of chronic disease.| Nutraceuticals World
Catch the College Wave is a one-day conference designed specifically for high school students who have a disability and are considering post-secondary education, either college or technical institutes. Students hear from current college students who are receiving accommodations at the disability services office at their college.The SD Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services, […]| Black Hills Special Services Cooperative
In May, we wrote about the Trump administration's first major enforcement action involving the importation of unauthorized e-cigarettes, in which the U.S.| Regulatory Oversight
This week, Health-ISAC®'s Hacking Healthcare® examines evidence that the HIPAA Security Rule effort launched at the end of the Biden administration may be This week, Health-ISAC®'s Hacking Healthcare® examines evidence that the HIPAA Security Rule effort launched at the end of the Biden administration may be moving ahead under the Trump administration, and that the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) might miss its October deadline by more than a few months.| Health-ISAC - Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center
9/16/2025: Please see this blog post for an update on this public health law topic. In June 2024, changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule aimed at supporting reproductive health care privacy went into effect. I wrote about these changes in … Read more| Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law
The Republican attorneys general call on the FDA to bring back regulations ‘it identified as necessary as recently as 2011’ but were removed under Obama and Biden or pull abortion pills from the market.| LifeSite
Well, this is disturbing and could have ripple effects through public health research that is sure to erode confidence in federal data. A new study in the medical journal The Lancet entitled “Data manipulation within the US Federal Government” reports that more than 100 United States government health datasets have been altered this spring without … Continue reading → The post Lancet investigation shows data manipulation in major U.S. health datasets first appeared on Free Government ...| Free Government Information (FGI)
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In February 1971, at the tail end of Richard Nixon’s first term, his Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Elliot Richardson, approved a directive| Health Industry Washington Watch
By Kaitlyn Snyder On November 19, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications, extending the flexibilities through December 31, 2025.[1] The third—and supposedly final—temporary extension aims to give the DEA and HHS enough […]| Wake Forest Law Review
NIH Fellows United, a union representing federal medical employees, organized a protest outside the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in opposition to President Trump. NIH Fellows United is backed by the United Auto Workers Union, whose President, Shawn Fain, has publicly criticized President Trump. On Wednesday, exclusive footage taken by Loomer Unleashed captured […]| Loomered
The plan may conflict with the new HHS head, RFK Jr., who helped sue Monsanto over lack of sufficient health warnings.| Truthout
Healthcare practitioners and healthcare entities can enter into corporate integrity agreements with the OIG (of HHS) to ensure compliance in return for continued participation in federal healthcare programs.| Cohen Healthcare Law Group | Healthcare Lawyers | FDA & FTC Law
With approximately 43 percent of all Americans using Medicare or Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), part| Future Healthcare Today