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The big takeaways from health secretary RFK Jr.’s contentious Senate hearing statnews.com/2025/09/04/hhs…
Kennedy has so far said: former CDC director lied about what caused her ouster, appointing a paid legal witness to vaccine advisory panel is not a conflict, and that Covid shot access is the same this year. 3 of many eye-opening remarks. Follow along: statnews.com/2025/09/04/hhs…
Follow along with @statnews as we cover Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before the Senate Finance committee this morning. It's the first time he's publicly met with Congress since turmoil at the CDC. statnews.com/2025/09/04/hhs…
A major government study of alcohol's health effects was supposed to inform national dietary guidelines. Kennedy appears to be dismissing the study. trib.al/YYZasJo
Remarkable comments from the nation's top health official Kennedy gets animated over CDC allegations, mRNA vaccines, long-respected vaccine expert groups, and much more... All the details: statnews.com/2025/09/04/hhs…
Kennedy addressed the shakeup at CDC: statnews.com/2025/09/04/hhs…
7 burning questions ahead of tomorrow's Senate hearing with Secretary Kennedy, from from @ChelseaCirruzzo et moi: statnews.com/2025/09/03/ken…
Monarez speaks publicly for the first time since her ouster — plus more key context as RFK Jr. is set to testify before the Senate Finance Committee this morning. statnews.com/2025/09/04/hhs…
Kennedy and the CDC's director had similar plans for the agency, a confidential memo shows. trib.al/OywAVNP
SCOOP: RFK Jr.'s CDC reform plan is similar to secret Susan Monarez memo via @_daniel_payne statnews.com/2025/09/03/ken…
RFK Jr. laid out reforms that he said were needed at CDC. A confidential memo shows CDC's ousted director had earlier laid out very similar plans. Humdinger from @_daniel_payne statnews.com/2025/09/03/ken…
NEW: RFK Jr. pushed out Susan Monarez, former CDC director, last week — suggesting it was needed to reform the agency. But many of Kennedy’s reform ideas match a memo Monarez sent HHS leaders nearly a month ago. statnews.com/2025/09/03/ken…
New: Trump weighs in on the “mess” at CDC statnews.com/2025/09/01/tru…
How the changes at CDC are spilling into the real world, via @cooney_liz statnews.com/2025/08/28/cdc…
Jim O’Neill to be acting director of CDC statnews.com/2025/08/28/jim…
Lots of crucial reporting today across STAT on the sweeping changes at the CDC over the last 24 hours. Are you in the agency, elsewhere in HHS, or on the Hill? Signal: (at) danielp.100 / Email: daniel.payne (at) statnews (dot) com statnews.com
And while much of the health world focuses on turmoil at the CDC... Health industry giants are plotting a major lobbying push over the coming weeks. Billions of dollars and the insurance coverage of millions of patients are at stake. statnews.com/2025/08/28/hea…
A key GOP Senator called for a federal advisory meeting on vaccines to be delayed, citing 'turmoil' at the CDC. trib.al/esY7lFs

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