US EditionRFK Jr.‘s bloodbath at HHS: Blowback grows as losses become clearer
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, initiated a significant restructuring on Tuesday, impacting numerous agencies.
- These changes are part of the Trump administration's broader effort to downsize the federal government and increase efficiency.
- The restructuring involved staff reductions, elimination of divisions, and creation of a new division called the Administration for Healthy America.
- Kennedy declared, "The revolution begins today!" while former FDA commissioner Robert Carliff stated, "The FDA as we've known it is finished."
- Senators Cassidy and Sanders requested Kennedy testify before the Senate HELP Committee on April 10 to address concerns about the changes.
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsKennedy Remains Quiet on 10,000 Jobs Lost at HHS
(MedPage Today) -- Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of HHS, the day after thousands of layoffs ricocheted through its agencies, hollowing out entire offices around the country in some...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is undergoing a dramatic restructuring under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with massive cuts to staffing and programs that could alter the face of health and health care in America.HHS is laying off 10,000 workers and will "shut down entire agencies" as part of the changes, said The Associated Press. That is in addition to 10,000 who have already left voluntarily since the beginning of th…
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HHS gutted programs to help people quit smoking. The impact could be deadly.
Smoking rates in the United States are at historic lows and fewer people are dying from tobacco-related lung cancer — in part because the federal government has pumped millions of dollars into research and attention-grabbing anti-smoking campaigns, as well as resources to help smokers quit. Public health experts were stunned this week when the Department of Health and Human Services dismantled several key groups that had been hugely successful i…
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