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Trump Administration Cancels Billions in Grants for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (313+ words) A number of bipartisan grants for mental health and other programs were canceled Tuesday night with no option for corrective action. January 14, 2026 05:47 PM The Trump administration late Tuesday night quietly canceled billions in grant funding for mental health and addiction…...
U.S.-Backed West African Vaccine Study Draws Scrutiny From WHO, UNICEF
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (840+ words) Researchers said news reports about the study sparked concerns among international public health groups. "I'm not doing political research," one researcher told NOTUS. Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP January 13, 2026 05:17 PM A United States-backed study in West Africa on the effects…...
Bill Cassidy Says Childhood Vaccine Schedule Changes Will ‘Make America Sicker’ - NOTUS — News of the United States
1+ week, 2+ day ago (559+ words) The CDC will no longer explicitly recommend children get vaccinated for rotavirus, COVID-19, influenza, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A and hepatitis B. January 5, 2026 08:00 PM Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican and one of Congress" few medical professionals, on Monday criticized the Department of…...
The CDC Is Cutting the Vaccine Schedule for Kids - NOTUS — News of the United States
1+ week, 2+ day ago (644+ words) The government will no longer include vaccines for rotavirus, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A and hepatitis B, COVID-19 or the flu on the standard schedule for children. January 5, 2026 02:00 PM The Trump administration is cutting the number of vaccines on the immunization…...
‘A Demographic Ticking Time Bomb’: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Comes for Seniors’ Caretakers - NOTUS — News of the United States
2+ week, 5+ day ago (929+ words) Thirteen percent of immigrants providing long-term care in people's homes are noncitizens. Immigrants make up 22% of nursing assistants and 41% of home-health aides, according to an analysis by economics professor Madeline Zavodny. Rebecca Blackwell/AP December 26, 2025 05:45 AM About a third of…...
Newsom Hires Former CDC Officials to Run New Public Health Network
4+ week, 2+ day ago (418+ words) The California governor said he aims to fill "the vacuum left by the Trump administration's systematic retreat from science and evidence-based public health." December 15, 2025 05:01 PM Gov. Gavin Newsom of California appointed several former officials from the Centers for Disease Control…...
NIH Pauses New Funding for Grants That Include ‘Health Equity,’ ‘Structural Racism,’ Pending Review
4+ week, 2+ day ago (688+ words) New guidance to the agency dictates staff must use a "text analysis tool" to identify programs deemed "misaligned" with the administration. NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya previously indicated there would be no "banned words" in the agency's new review of grants....
Mike Johnson Skips ACA Subsidies in Plans to Tackle Health Care Costs
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (184+ words) December 10, 2025 10:33 AM House Speaker Mike Johnson presented Republican members on Wednesday with a list of 10 options to address health care costs, two sources told NOTUS. None of them involved extending Affordable Care Act subsidies. The expanded subsidies are set to…...
Nearly All GOP Senators Urge FDA to Restrict Abortion Pills
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (637+ words) The senators are asking the FDA to suspend its approval of generic mifepristone, which would heavily restrict access to abortion pills nationwide. Senators said they were "deeply concerned" about the FDA's approval of the new generic pill. Charlie Riedel/AP…...
Trump Blames Tylenol Use During Pregnancy for Rising Autism Rates: ‘Don’t Take It’
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (122+ words) The president also instructed parents to spread out their children's vaccinations over multiple doctor's visits, saying, "It's too much liquid." September 22, 2025 05:33 PM President Trump announced on Monday that the Food and Drug Administration will notify physicians that the use of…...