Trump Administration Halts Certain Public Health Agencies’ Activities
President Trump has imposed temporary freezes at the National Institutes of Health on meetings, travel, communications and hiring, citing the need to review protocols.
Federal health agencies told to halt all external communications
In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from "a presidential appointee."
Trump's freeze on health agency communications leads to cancellation of scientific meetings
The Trump administration’s freeze on communications from U.S. health agencies is leading to another disruption: the abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings. The move covers a swath of health conditions,
Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications
The halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said one cancer researcher.
Trump mutes CDC, other public health communications temporarily
The new administration has reportedly asked federal health agencies to stop all external communications pending a review.
Trump administration pauses communication from CDC, other health agencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has paused public communications until Feb. 1 as Trump appointees take control of health agencies.
Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and posts
The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month
Trump administration expected to go outside CDC for acting director
The Trump administration is expected to tap Susan Coller Monarez, the deputy director of a federal health research agency, to serve as the acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Trump Alarms Scientists by Muzzling US Health Agencies
The Trump administration’s freeze on some government work and communications on health topics pending a political review is alarming the nation’s scientists, who say the move could delay essential information and slow funding for potentially life-saving initiatives.
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National Institutes of Health cancel scientific meetings after Trump directives
An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.
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“We’ll lose a generation of scientists”: Yale braces for Trump’s NIH grant suspension
President Trump directed federal science agencies to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants.
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Director of the National Institutes of Health Steps Down
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Department Of Health And Human Services Follow Trump’s Order To Pause Federal Communications
All communication from federal health agencies will be paused until Feb. 1 while the new Trump-Vance administration catches up.
McCaughey: US exit from WHO fights public health globalism
On his first day, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from WHO, a necessary step in putting the health of Americans ...
Factbox-Trump's Withdrawal of U.S. From WHO to Impact Global Health
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Andie MacDowell thought she needed a hip replacement — then discovered a health condition
On "The Drew Barrymore Show," MacDowell said she now lives in a South Carolina community with "people my age" and delved into recent health problems.