By Kyle A. Diamantas JD – There may be no better illustration of the critical and integral role the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has played in the history of our nation’s health than the timely juxtaposition of two anniversaries occurring this year, our nation’s 250th and the FDA’s 120th.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, Just days after Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who is also a doctor, was ousted in a primary election, he has already begun to separate himself from the agenda of President Donald Trump, who endorsed one of his opponents. Cassidy has half a year left in office and could, in that time, reshape health policy in an administration from which he’s now effectively freed.
The American Public Health Association, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, and the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health have filed an amici curiae brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. They are joined by 65 distinguished deans, professors, and scholars in public health, law, and health policy.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, This month marks host Julie Rovner’s 40th anniversary reporting on health policy in Washington. In honor of the occasion, Rovner invited two of her longtime sources to chat about what has, and has not, changed in health policy over the past four decades.
By Martha Bebinger – Inside a cancer research laboratory on the campus of Harvard Medical School, two dozen small jars with pink plastic lids sat on a metal counter. Inside these humble-looking jars is the core of Joan Brugge’s current multiyear research project. Brugge lifted up one of the jars and gazed at it with reverence.
By Marty Makary MD MPH – 2026 is a special year for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It marks our 120th year of service to this nation. In honor of this occasion, and to help the public better understand who we are and the many functions we fulfill, we’ve recently unveiled an official agency seal, our first ever.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, The Department of Health and Human Services is funded for the rest of the fiscal year. But lawmakers remain concerned about whether the Trump administration will spend the money as directed.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, The actions of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are having ramifications far beyond immigration. Medical groups say that ICE agents in health facilities in Minneapolis and other cities are imperiling patient care, while in Washington, the backlash from…
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, Congress appears ready to approve a spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services for the first time in years, minus the dramatic cuts proposed by the Trump administration.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its AI Strategy, the next phase of the Department’s transformative initiative to make artificial intelligence available to the federal workforce, integrating it across internal operations, research, and public health.
The new policies adopted on the final day of voting at the AMA Interim Meeting include advocating for funding to support school-based mental health, removing barriers to improve access to opioid use disorder medications, improving health care for veterans, and protecting health care professionals from ionizing radiation.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, Health programs are feeling the pinch of the ongoing government shutdown. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and the food program for women, infants, and children, WIC, is likely to run out in November, and cuts at the….
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