What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: 40 Years of Health Policy
This month is 40 years since host Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for 麻豆女优 Health News, began reporting on health policy in Washington. To mark the anniversary, Rovner is joined by two longtime sources to discuss what has 鈥 and has not 鈥 changed since 1986.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Turnarounds and Shake-Ups
The twists and turns continue at the nation鈥檚 health agency, where this week鈥檚 announcements included notice that the FDA will review Moderna鈥檚 new flu vaccine after all and that a handful of top agency officials are getting new jobs. Those developments and others can be traced to a White House looking to shake things up before the midterms 鈥 and win over voters on health care. Tami Luhby of CNN, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these stories and more.
RFK Jr. Made Promises in Order To Become Health Secretary. He鈥檚 Broken Many of Them.
Before being confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation鈥檚 official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks
It鈥檚 been a busy week at the FDA, with a political appointee overruling agency scientists to reject an application for a new flu vaccine. Meanwhile, anti-abortion Republicans on Capitol Hill complain the agency is dragging its feet on reviewing the abortion pill mifepristone. Jackie Forti茅r of 麻豆女优 Health News, Lizzy Lawrence of Stat, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: HHS Gets Funding, But How Will Trump Spend It?
Congress has passed 鈥 and President Trump has signed 鈥 the annual spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services. But it鈥檚 unclear whether the administration will spend the money as Congress directed. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss that story and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Renuka Rayasam about a new reporting project, 鈥淧riced Out.鈥
This Teen Never Got His Day in Vaccine Court. His Former Lawyer Now Advises RFK on Its Overhaul.
The federal government鈥檚 Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was supposed to help patients with their medical bills while protecting vaccine supply. But allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are routinely transferring cases from that program to launch lawsuits against drugmakers.
Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of Covid鈥檚 Long-Term Harm
Studies increasingly offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had covid infections. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has narrowed covid vaccine recommendations and cut research.
Journalists Mine News for Insights on Tylenol, Obamacare Credits, and Rural Health Funding
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Health Spending Is Moving in Congress
Lawmakers appear on the brink of passing a spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services and a bipartisan health policy bill delayed for over a year. But the outlook is bleaker for the health care outline released by President Trump last week. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times, and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews oncologist and bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel to discuss his new book, 鈥淓at Your Ice Cream.鈥
As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK Jr.鈥檚 New CDC Deputy Downplays Its Significance
Measles is at a 30-year high in the U.S., but technicalities may stave off the loss of the nation鈥檚 measles elimination status.
Estados Unidos podr铆a perder su estatus de pa铆s libre de sarampi贸n
Esto marca un cambio importante desde que Estados Unidos eliminara el sarampi贸n en el a帽o 2000. Hasta ahora, el virus aparec铆a de manera espor谩dica, con personas infectadas en el extranjero, pero rara vez provocaba brotes locales debido a las altas tasas de vacunaci贸n.
GOP Promotes MAHA Agenda in Bid To Avert Midterm Losses. Dems Point to Contradictions.
As fractures emerge in the Make America Great Again movement, some Republicans see its health-focused “MAHA” counterpart as the party鈥檚 next big thing. But doubts abound.
Physician-Journalist Shines Light on Measles Upsurge and New GLP-1 Study
麻豆女优 Health News’ editor-at-large for public health recently took to the airwaves to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of her appearances.
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
Many shots seem to have 鈥渙ff-target鈥 benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found.
Las vacunas ayudan a las personas mayores m谩s de lo que se pensaba
En el lenguaje m茅dico, se conocen como 鈥渂eneficios indirectos鈥: efectos positivos que van m谩s all谩 de prevenir la enfermedad para la que esas vacunas fueron dise帽adas.
RFK Jr.鈥檚 MAHA Movement Has Picked Up Steam in Statehouses. Here鈥檚 What To Expect in 2026.
鈥淢ake America Healthy Again鈥 policies driven by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have made major strides in state legislatures, with food additives among the most common targets. The trend is expected to continue this year.
Vaccines Jettisoned by CDC Safeguarded Millions From Disease
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What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: New Year, Same Health Fight
Congress returned from its break facing a familiar question: whether to extend the expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans that expired at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. broke a promise to Bill Cassidy, the chairman of Senate health committee, by overhauling the federal government鈥檚 childhood vaccine schedule to reduce the number of diseases for which vaccines will be recommended. Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.
Las enfermedades y muertes que previenen las vacunas que los CDC han dejado de recomendar
El gobierno federal ha reducido dr谩sticamente la cantidad de vacunas infantiles recomendadas, dejando fuera seis inmunizaciones de rutina que han protegido a millones de personas de enfermedades graves, discapacidades a largo plazo y muertes.
The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here鈥檚 What They Prevent.
The CDC is recommending fewer childhood vaccines, although the ones it has jettisoned from the recommended schedule have successfully battled serious illness for years. Experts warn that if vaccine uptake falls, millions could be hospitalized 鈥 or worse 鈥 as a result of preventable diseases.
