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• Gardasil Lawsuit Payouts Could Raise Conflict-of-Interest Questions for RFK, Jr. as HHS Secretary: Report

  January 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead DHHS has raised questions about his financial interests in a large number of Gardasil lawsuits being pursued against Merck & Co. by users of the HPV vaccine.

• FDA Hair Relaxer Formaldehyde Ban Uncertain After All Pending Regulations Frozen: NBC Reports

  January 24, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The future of a proposed ban on the use of formaldehyde in hair relaxer products, linked to cancer risks, is uncertain following the new administration's decision to freeze all regulations currently under development.

• Warnings and Communications Paused for U.S. Health Agencies Until Feb. 1

  January 24, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The gag order includes all public communications from federal agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.

• Biden Announces Funding To Replace Lead Water Pipes in U.S. Over Next 10 Years

  October 9, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  White House indicates that replacing all lead drinking water pipes in the U.S. will help prevent serious health risks for children from lead exposure in drinking water.

• FDA Asks for $7.2 Billion in 2025 Budget to Improve Focus on Food Safety, Nutrition

  March 12, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA seeks $7.2 billion in funding for fiscal year 2025, seeking additional money to respond to food poisoning outbreaks, medical supply chain problems and the regulation of cosmetics.

• White House Plans To Require Mandatory Nursing Home Staffing Levels May Be Derailed by CMS Report

  August 30, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A mistakenly released CMS report contradicts the White House's call for minimum nursing home staffing levels, indicating raising them provided few benefits for high operational cost increases.

• Nursing Home Industry Pushes Back Against Biden’s Calls For Better Staffing

  March 14, 2022

  Russell Maas

  An initiative by President Biden calling for better nursing home staffing levels in the wake of massive failures to protect residents during the COVID-19 pandemic is meeting resistance from the nursing home industry, which fears the costs of meeting his goals.

• Federal Water Contamination Report Warns Of Dangerous PFOA and PFOS Levels

  June 26, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new report warns that some heavily used chemicals found in U.S. drinking water are more dangerous than previously believed, and that current minimum levels are set too high.

• Antibiotic Overuse Subject of White House Forum As FDA Issues New Livestock Antibiotics Rule

  June 4, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Today the White House is hosting a forum on antibiotic stewardship, in an attempt to prevent antibiotic overuse and the development of "superbugs" that resist treatment.

• White House Announces Plan To Fight Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs

  March 30, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  President Barack Obama has announced a new plan to combat the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections.