Thousands of probationary federal health agency workers fired by letter this weekend. Here's what it said.
The move comes amid a government-wide effort to cut probationary workers by the Department of Government Efficiency task force led by billionaire Elon Musk.
Hundreds rally against firing of federal workers, emphasizing threats to public health
About 300 protesters rallied outside the headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services. Many of them were current or former federal employees.
Trump Accelerates Mass Firings of Federal Workers
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world US President Donald Trump fired at least 40% of workers at the Federal Housing Administration,
Trump’s firings strike the nation’s health agencies
Many of those terminated worked on issues critical to consumers, from improving health care to regulating food packaging to responding to infectious-disease outbreaks.
U.S. health agencies hit with mass layoffs by Trump administration
The Trump administration carried out more mass firings across the Health and Human Services Department this weekend. Politico's Adam Cancryn discusses.
‘I am an excellent employee’: Pro-Trump federal employees are shocked Donald Trump is firing them
Pro-Trump federal employees are beginning to panic and even beg for their jobs back as Donald Trump and DOGE begin the federal government purge Americans were warned about. Trump and Elon Musk, alongside the so-called Department of Government Efficiency,
How Trump layoffs are impacting federal health industry workers
At the Food and Drug Administration, the layoffs appear to have affected the artificial intelligence and digital health staff particularly hard.
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Louisiana Department of Health says it will no longer promote mass vaccination
The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccination, the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham, ...
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out ...
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Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge’s order
But public health experts raised alarms about things that remained missing. Doctors for America, represented by the Public ...
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Upstate NY restaurant shut down by health department over ‘pest issues’
A restaurant in Upstate New York has been shut down by the health department over “pest issues.” WROC reports the Texas ...
Louisiana health department says it will stop promoting mass vaccination. Here's what that could mean
Louisiana’s surgeon general announced late Thursday that the state health department "will no longer promote mass vaccination ...
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Sonoma County’s emergency department for psychiatric patients reopens after months of mold remediation
The unit was closed in early August after employees at the site reported feeling physically unwell. Mold outbreaks were ...
Alabama Dept. of Public Health celebrating 150 years of service
Leaders at the Alabama Department of Public Health reflect on the organization's accomplishments over the last 150 years.
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Committee On Health Examines Department's Priorities and Progress [press release]
The Portfolio Committee on Health yesterday received a progress report from the Department of Health on the department's key initiatives, performance and challenges across various programme ...