Controversy over raw milk reflects the push-pull the Trump administration faces in rolling back regulations and offering consumers more choices. For now, the CDC still recommends against consuming raw milk and the FDA bans its interstate sale.
Category: Public Health
What RFK Jr. Might Face in His Nomination Hearings This Week
Two Senate committees are expected to question Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on how his disproven views of science and medicine qualify him to run the $1.7 trillion, 80,000-employee federal health system.
RSV vaccine 78% effective against infection in veterans: 5 study notes
A recent study found that the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine was highly effective in older U.S. veterans during the 2023-2024 respiratory illness season.
Funding for long-standing AIDS program at risk: 3 notes
Funding to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will halt Jan. 27, potentially interrupting the provision of antiviral medications for millions across the world, CBS News reported Jan. 26.
Healthcare groups push back on WHO exit
Healthcare groups representing physicians, nurses and infection control professionals are criticizing President Donald Trump’s plans to remove the U.S. as a member of the World Health Organization, saying the move will threaten the nation’s ability to …
16 states where virus activity remains high: 4 updates
The CDC is reporting a peak in respiratory illnesses across the U.S., with COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus driving rising emergency department visits and test positivity rates.
What a US Exit From the WHO Means for Global Health
By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump’s new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.
Pennsylvania hospitals' maternal health 'action plan'
Pennsylvania hospitals aim to tackle maternal health challenges with a new action plan from the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Creating Chaos at HHS
President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday and by Wednesday had virtually stopped scientific policymaking at the Department of Health and Human Services. While incoming administrations often pause public communications, the acting HHS head ordered an unprecedented shutdown of all outside meetings, travel, and publications. Meanwhile, Trump issued a broad array of mostly nonbinding executive orders, but notably none directly concerning abortion. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Rodney Whitlock, a former congressional staffer, who explains the convoluted “budget reconciliation” process Republicans hope to use to enact Trump’s agenda.
5 long COVID study findings to know
Women and patients with multiple COVID-19 infections face an increased risk of developing long COVID, recent studies suggest.
