U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
9 stories from The GOP Files, newest first. Last in the news Oct 26.
A court order halted Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul of the CDC vaccine advisory committee, and he has not appointed replacements. Without the panel, new vaccines like the mRNA flu shot approved for ages 50 and up may go uncovered by insurers for years.
Seven physicians and 14 non-incumbent nurses are running for Congress, and a Democratic-aligned group is backing more than 120 medical professionals. Strategists say Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda helped recruit them.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a voluntary FDA label for American-caught fish and a new government website at a Fort Myers rally 11 days before the midterms. The label is optional, and about 80 percent of the fish Americans eat is imported.
The CDC's latest weekly count shows about twice as many measles cases in 2026 as in all of 2025. Falling child vaccination rates and a fight between Health Secretary Kennedy and Pennsylvania's governor are part of the story.
The federal Nurses for Nursing Homes program offers student loan repayment and a stipend to nurses who commit to three years at qualifying facilities. Critics say money alone won't fix the shortage, and a separate student loan rule could work against it.
California's flu test positivity is 9.65%, against about 1% in early October in recent years, as a mutated H1N1 strain spreads. Adults 65 and older have the highest hospitalization rate, and experts say to get vaccinated early.
Calley Means, a leading voice of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, quit the administration Thursday. A person familiar with his decision says he was frustrated by how little he could get done.
The CDC added a third measles death to its dashboard but won't say which state it was in. Experts say the agency is less open than before while US cases climb past 4,400.
President Trump signed an order on Oct. 19 that creates a women's health division at the National Institutes of Health and a White House task force. The order sets no funding level. Meanwhile, his budget asks Congress to cut medical research, and his administration nearly ended a major study of older women in 2025.
