Medical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice Department
Ed Martin, now the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks at a hearing on Capitol Hill on June 13, 2023. Michael A.…
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Trump cuts demolish agency focused on toxic chemicals and workplace hazards
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health investigates possible dangerous situations and substances found in the workplace. Cravetiger/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption toggle caption…
Health care for transgender children questioned in 400-page Trump administration report
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called gender-affirming care for children “barbaric” at a press conference on Thursday. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt looks…
RFK Jr. to require placebo-controlled studies for new vaccines
A new requirement for vaccine studies could delay the availability of new vaccines. Aire Images/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aire Images/Moment RF/Getty Images…
More and more older Americans want to know their Alzheimer’s status, survey finds
A survey of older Americans found that 79% would want to know if they were in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, and 92% said that…
In order to have conversations — start by singing
Coty Raven Morris conducts the combined Rose and Thorn Choirs singing an African piece called “Modimo” at the From the Dust concert performed at First…
The government suggests defunding the 988 suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth
kabu/Getty Images/iStockphoto The Trump administration wants to cut funding for specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, according to a…
As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers
Adelaide Tovar, a postdoctoral geneticist at the University of Michigan, prepares cell samples in a science laboratory on campus. Tovar is one of about 200…
In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women’s health study
The Department of Health and Humans Services changed course and will continue funding for the Women’s Health Initiative. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption…
House oversight Democrat demands answers on gutting of CDC public records office
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-VA is pushing for CDC’s FOIA team to be restored, after the jobs were eliminated in the recent HHS layoffs. Kayla…