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STAT+ | After ousting CDC’s director, RFK Jr. mirrors her ideas to reform the agency

RFK Jr.'s plan to reform the CDC is similar to one that the ex-director Susan Monarez laid out in a confidential memo.

By Daniel Payne

Big shakeups to the childhood vaccination schedule could be nearing

Pediatricians fear sweeping changes to long-standing childhood vaccines — from hepatitis B to RSV — as Kennedy reshapes CDC policy.

By Elaine Chen

7 burning questions for RFK Jr. as he faces senators on CDC turmoil and more

HHS Secretary Kennedy, originally slated to testify on routine matters, is now the center of a political firestorm on vaccines, autism, upheaval at the CDC.

By Chelsea Cirruzzo and Isabella Cueto

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At the farmers market, slashed benefits threaten MAHA’s food-as-medicine goal

Regenerative agriculture. Organic produce. But less government help to buy healthy food. Welcome to the Chambersburg, Pa., farmer's market.

By Isabella Cueto

STAT+ | Pfizer’s CEO defends Covid vaccines, suggests Trump may deserve a Nobel Peace Prize

Trump had demanded safety data be made public. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla countered data have always been available and the vaccine saved 14 million lives.

By Matthew Herper

National Academies report outlines ways Trump administration could simplify research regulations

The administration has suggested it’s receptive to reducing regulation in order to accelerate discoveries and reduce administrative costs

By Jonathan Wosen and Anil Oza

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Opinion: CDC’s Injury Center has been devastated by cuts. Here’s what we’ve lost

The Injury Center may be among the least familiar of the CDC programs eviscerated by the White House, but its work is critical.

By Melissa Fay Greene

Opinion: Republicans, take note: Voters trust Democrats more on vaccines

If the White House and congressional Republicans abandon smart vaccine policy, it could result in electoral losses in the 2026 midterms.

By Larry Bucshon and Michael C. Burgess