Reports indicate significant staffing cuts at the US Health Department as RFK Jr. commits to doing more with less amid budget pressures
Novo Nordisk expands its cash-only savings program offering Wegovy for $499/month at U.S. pharmacies. Meanwhile, 23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with CEO Anne Wojcicki stepping down amid a sale effort, and the U.S. HHS shares additional updates.
Measles, once eradicated in the US, has reemerged not due to specific political terms but because far-right, religious groups have portrayed vaccines as unsafe or unnecessary, fueling its comeback.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday that it plans to eliminate approximately 3,500 positions at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even as the agency’s staff is reportedly struggling to meet product review deadlines.Read more...
"I want to promise you now that we are going to do more with less," RFK Jr. said.
HHS plans to cut 10,000 full-time jobs from key agencies like the FDA, CDC, and NIH to streamline operations and reduce costs for the $2 trillion department, adding to roughly 10,000 resignations since Trump's second term began.
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