Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, a longtime figure in the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), resigned last Friday. In her resignation letter, obtained by ABC News, she wrote that her ability to serve vulnerable populations was no longer possible “in this role”—a clear signal of disagreement with the department’s recent …

In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lower court was wrong to impose a heightened evidentiary burden on a reverse discrimination claim brought by an Ohio woman. The Court remanded the case to the lower courts, clarifying that federal …

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Jim O’Neill for the role of Deputy Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has brought to light O’Neill’s extensive affiliations with the biotechnology sector, prompting discussions about potential conflicts of interest and the need for stringent ethical safeguards. Professional Background and …

Elon Musk’s sharp denunciation of President Donald Trump’s flagship spending legislation, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), has intensified divisions within the Republican Party at a critical juncture. The House passed the bill by a razor-thin margin last month, and it now faces a narrow path in …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law HB 1299, a comprehensive health and regulatory bill that includes protections against discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccination status and expands oversight of medical marijuana operations and healthcare personnel. The legislation maintains the legal definition of mRNA — the key technology used in …