Proposed federal budget cuts could jeopardize the lives of millions of pregnant Black women, deepening the maternal mortality crisis and racial disparities, advocates warn. Last month’s House ...

Infection control preventionists are doubling down on EBP basics and leading providers through some struggles that may ...

CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, said April 10 that his vision for the agency includes a commitment to President Trump’s ...

Dr. Oz’s CMS vision. During his confirmation hearing, Dr. Oz emphasized his vision for promoting healthier lifestyles, ...

The CDC's Division of Population Health was eliminated in its entirety in the Trump administration's mass layoffs at HHS, ...

The move was part of a massive overhaul of health agencies that included cuts of 10,000 workers across the CDC, the US Food and ... of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did not explain why it was not finalizing the proposal, which the Biden administration unveiled in November. However, the agency said in a statement ...

The consequences of the Trump administration’s purge of thousands of federal workers from the Department of Health and Human Services on April 1 are so enormous, they can be difficult to grasp.

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told reporters April 3 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimated 2,000, or 20%, of the recent job cuts at the ...

Oz enters CMS as the agency undergoes a limited round of layoffs. Unlike the deep staff cuts affecting other federal health agencies—such as the CDC, FDA, and NIH—CMS will lose around 300 workers, ...

FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not only lost nearly a fifth of its workforce, it has also been directed to slash $2.9 ...