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Workers across the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were summarily fired on Tuesday, triggering what will be an unprecedented and chaotic withdrawal of the agency from many areas of disease ...
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Cantor Fitzgerald analysts renewed their criticism of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, saying the layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration pose a risk to public safety and ...
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As the cuts were underway on Tuesday, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, sent a letter to Kennedy calling him befo...
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At CDC, Trump administration’s job cuts wipe out wide array of specialists
Workers across the CDC were summarily fired on Tuesday, triggering what will be an unprecedented and chaotic withdrawal of the agency from many areas of disease prevention.
How the CDC’s widespread layoffs cut lifesaving health programs
The CDC has laid off hundreds of employees, affecting little known parts of the agency that help keep people alive.
HHS Job Cuts: Entire CDC Team Focused On Infertility And IVF Is 'Gone'
The National Infertility Association, spoke with ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath about the job cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and what it means for the division of the CDC specifically dedicated to studying infertility and IVF.
Cantor Analysts Double Down on Kennedy Criticism as FDA Jobs Cuts Begin
Kennedy Jr. looks on, ahead of President Donald Trump delivering remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo (Reuters) - Cantor Fitzgerald analysts renewed their criticism of U.
US health department says it may ask fired staff to keep working
Thousands of employees fired this week from the Department of Health and Human Services and the public health agencies it oversees may be asked to temporarily continue working for two months, the department said on Thursday.
RFK Jr. remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation’s top health department
Kennedy’s silence is prompting questions from lawmakers, with a bipartisan request for the health secretary to appear before a Senate committee next week to explain the cuts.
Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department
Kennedy Jr. offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the day after thousands of layoffs ricocheted through its agencies, hollowing out entire offices around the country in some cases.
What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About the Past
Kennedy Jr. fat-shamed the state’s governor, Patrick Morrisey. “The first time I saw him, I said you look like you ate Governor Morrisey,” Kennedy told a laughing crowd. Morrisey has apparently invited Kennedy to be his personal trainer.
CDC Employees Say Layoffs Under Trump Hit Black and Marginalized Staff Hardest
Employees at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta are accusing the Trump administration and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of laying off Black CDC workers at higher rates than other racial demographic groups.
Mass layoffs hit workers at HHS; sweeping cuts extend to CDC, NIH, FDA: Recap
Layoffs of 10,000 Health and Human Services employees begin. Agencies devoted to seniors, minorities and HIV prevention closed.
CDC layoffs disrupt Milwaukee lead testing efforts in public schools
Milwaukee Public Schools' lead testing plans face setbacks as CDC layoffs impact federal support. Health officials request additional aid.
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These CDC Teams Were Hardest Hit by Trump's Mass Layoffs
The dust of the Trump administration's reorganization of HHS is still settling, but it's clear that several offices and divisions of the CDC were particularly hard hit by the reduction-in-force (RIF) that launched on April Fool's Day.
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CDC May Stop Inspecting Cruise Ships
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is said to be lacking the resources to continue any cruise ship health inspections under its Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). Multiple sources told Cruise Industry News the U.
Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other US health agencies
By Leah Douglas, Marisa Taylor and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation,
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Local health departments brace for layoffs, cuts after CDC funding slashed
The funding slash is part of a number of cuts that new Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made, including the canceling of hundreds of millions of dollars in grants for research into vaccine hesitancy, LGBTQ populations and supporting HIV prevention.
Former CDC worker speaks out after latest round of layoffs
Thousands of workers were laid off Tuesday at the Atlanta-based CDC as part of restructuring in the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Nurses Union Raises Its Voice on NIOSH Layoffs
The National Nurses United union, the largest union of registered nurses in the nation, has voiced its outrage over the latest Trump administration anti-union salvo. Shockingly, mass layoffs are planned at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
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