Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused
“Every person working on it was let go,” Hoenig said, noting that the data collection is mandated by Congress. The office is ...
US health department says it may ask fired staff to keep working
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands of employees fired this week from the Department of Health and Human Services and the public ...
Medicare, Medicaid agency cuts jobs from minority health office, other divisions, as RFK Jr. guts U.S. health department
CMS detailed some of the specific offices impacted by cuts under Kennedy's broader plan to restructure the Department of ...
How were Milwaukee-area health departments using COVID-era grants cut by the Trump administration?
Milwaukee-area health departments planned to use the funding for a neighborhood nursing program, wastewater surveillance and ...
Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation’s top health department
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has offered no new details about how his massive restructuring of the nation’s health ...
Local health departments brace for layoffs, cuts after CDC funding slashed
The funding slash is part of a number of cuts that new Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made, ...
Knox County Health Department lays off seven workers, including part of vaccination team
The Knox County Health Department has laid off seven employees ‒ six full-time and one part-time ‒ after the federal ...
Brute convicted in vicious subway hammer attack on NYC health department worker, faces 25 years
New York City health department worker Nina Rothschild said a day doesn’t go by that she doesn’t remember the vicious subway ...
Measles Cases in Texas Rise to 481, State Health Department Says
(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 481 cases of measles in the state on Friday, an increase from 422 on April 1, ...
Mass Layoffs Begin at Health Department Agencies That Track Disease Outbreaks and Regulate Food
Secretary RFK Jr. said on social media that his heart went out to the researchers, scientists, and other staff losing their ...
NY health department advises travelers to get MMR vaccine amid measles concerns
“Measles is more common in different places and exposure during travel is something we need to consider," New York State ...
Snohomish County Health Department faces up to $3.4 million in cuts
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Health Department is facing up to $3.4 million in cuts to federal grants.