Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 11/09/2025New: Top FDA regulator Vinay Prasad has returned to his role as chief medical and scientific officer at the agency in addition to leading CBER www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 000
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, just called to end liability protections for vaccine makers during a hearing with people affected by vaccine injury: "I don't really think any industry should be immune from legal responsibility." 6173
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 14/07/2025News: HHS officially separated with employees laid off on April 1 on Monday, following a Supreme Court order. Employees under a separate court order in Rhode Island were not affected. A HHS spokesperson declined to comment on the total number of layoffs. 112
Reposted by Rachel Cohrs ZhangKFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 10/07/2025President Trump’s big budget bill became his big budget law on July 4, codifying about $1 trillion in cuts to the Medicaid program. Host @julierovner.bsky.social discusses this news and more with @rachelcohrs.bsky.social, @rachelroubein.bsky.social, and Tami Luhby. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...kffhealthnews.orgDigesting Trump’s Big Budget Law - KFF Health NewsPresident Donald Trump’s big budget bill became his big budget law on July 4, codifying about $1 trillion in cuts to the Medicaid program. But the law includes many less-publicized provisions that cou... 067
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 08/07/2025The second big CDC scoop in two days from @jessicanix.bsky.social: The agency appointed a pro-Trump urologist to be a senior adviser. Send her more tips on Signal at username jessicanix.24! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comPro-Trump Urologist Appointed as Top Adviser to CDC DirectorThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has appointed a retired Georgia urologist who is a supporter of President Donald Trump as a senior adviser to the agency’s director, according to an i... 063
Reposted by Rachel Cohrs ZhangAnne Cronin @annecronin.bsky.social · 07/07/2025SCOOP > The CDC has ended its bird flu emergency in the US. @jessicanix.bsky.social has more > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comBird Flu Emergency Response Ends in US as Infections DeclineThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended its emergency response for bird flu as the outbreak that sickened dozens of people, spread to cattle and drove up egg prices has abated. 156832
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 07/07/2025New: Starbucks is exploring how to remove canola oil from its food lineup, including egg bites. The company's CEO met with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in June. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comStarbucks Is Looking to Remove Canola Oil From Its Food MenuStarbucks Corp. is exploring how to remove canola oil from its food lineup in the US. 010
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 07/07/2025New: Groups representing pediatricians and health experts sued HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over abrupt changes to Covid vaccine recommendations for healthy kids and pregnant women www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comRFK Jr. Sued by Doctors Over Abrupt Changes to Covid Vaccine GuidanceOrganizations representing pediatricians and public health experts sued Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his decision to unilaterally change government recommendations on... 310420
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 01/05/2025New: FDA plans to require placebo-controlled trials for new vaccine applications. h/t @washingtonpost.com who had this one first www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comFDA to Require Placebo-Controlled Trials for Vaccine ApprovalsThe US Food and Drug Administration will require all new vaccines go through placebo-controlled studies before they are approved, a policy change that could alter how novel immunizations are developed... 152
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 30/04/2025New w/ @jasonleopold.bsky.social: CDC is launching a new team to manage the fallout from staff cuts and reorganization. Internal email says it was created to address "significant operational and programmatic issues" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comCDC Launches Team to Manage the Fallout From Deep Staff CutsThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is creating a temporary strike force to manage the fallout of sweeping workforce cuts, according to an email obtained by Bloomberg News. 22715
Reposted by Rachel Cohrs ZhangDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 23/04/2025In a major announcement yesterday, RFK Jr and his allies said they had an "understanding" with the food industry to phase out artificial food dyes. But Will Kubzansky + @rachelcohrs.bsky.social report that there's no agreement with the food industry to do so.bloomberg.comFood Industry Says There’s No Agreement With US Health Agency to Cut DyesThe US Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it plans to work with food companies to phase out use of many artificial food colorings by 2026, but industry lobbyists say there’s no agree... 79736
Reposted by Rachel Cohrs ZhangAnna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · 28/03/2025HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is talking with at least 15 governors to persuade them to take West Virginia's lead and ban soda purchases from government-sponsored food programs, reports @rachelcohrs.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comSoda Companies Are Next Target of RFK Jr.’s Health AgendaUS Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined West Virginia’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, on Friday in declaring the latest front in their war on unhealthy foods. 033
Reposted by Rachel Cohrs ZhangAnne Cronin @annecronin.bsky.social · 18/03/2025SCOOP > RFK Jr is meeting with baby formula makers today, after he's said he's concerned about toxic metals in formula. By @rachelcohrs.bsky.social Madison Muller @annaedney.bsky.social & @itskelseybutler.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comRFK Jr.’s Next Targets Are Companies Making Baby FormulaHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to meet Tuesday with executives of companies that make infant formula in the US, according to people familiar with the roundtable ... 5216
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 18/03/2025News: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is meeting with companies that make infant formula on Tuesday www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comRFK Jr.’s Next Targets Are Companies Making Baby FormulaHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to meet Tuesday with executives of companies that make infant formula in the US, according to people familiar with the roundtable ... 000
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 11/03/2025News: Trump CDC pick Dave Weldon told a senator that the childhood vaccine schedule exposes kids to toxic levels of mercury and may cause autism @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comTrump’s CDC Pick Is Pushing Vaccine-Autism ‘Lie,’ Senator SaysDave Weldon, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the country’s top public health agency, said in a recent meeting that he still believes the debunked theory that the childhood immunization schedule m... 187251
Reposted by Rachel Cohrs ZhangAnne Cronin @annecronin.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Marty Makary, Trump’s pick to head FDA, got an earful from GOP Senator Cassidy about RFK Jr.'s move to cancel a key public meeting on flu shots after promising "transparency" -- it appears to “go kind of backward on that.” @rachelcohrs.bsky.social & Damian Garde www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comSenators Blast Cancelled Flu Shot Meeting in FDA Pick’s HearingMarty Makary, President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee US food and drug regulation, faced pointed questions in a Senate confirmation hearing over the government’s decision to cancel a key public meeting on flu shots. 032
Reposted by Rachel Cohrs ZhangKen Armstrong @bykenarmstrong.bsky.social · 16/02/2025The Dep't of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies, including the FDA and CDC. Those laid off included people who evaluate the safety of medical devices. @rachelcohrs.bsky.social @bloomberg.com Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comUS Health Department Layoffs Expand to Medicare, FDAThe Department of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies — the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, ... 29456562556
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 16/02/2025If you’re experiencing layoffs at CMMI, FDA, ASPR, or other agencies, I’m available at Signal below if you’d like to help us understand the scope of what’s happening today. 01210
Reposted by Rachel Cohrs ZhangBrittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 04/02/2025He ruled the operating room and then daytime TV. Now, Dr. Oz is set to take over a $1.5 trillion health agency. A brilliant profile from @tarabannow.bsky.social on Oz the family man, Oz the brilliant surgeon, Oz the kind TV host, and now Oz, the potential CMS administratorstatnews.comHe ruled the operating room and then daytime TV. Now, Dr. Oz is set to take over a $1.5 trillion health agencyDr. Oz, the surgeon turned daytime TV host, has a large contingent of loyal supporters who back his nomination to oversee Medicare and Medicaid. 061
Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs.bsky.social · 03/02/2025During RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing, he accused Sen. Bernie Sanders of being the top recipient of campaign donations from the pharmaceutical industry. That's a misleading claim, I report with @levfacher.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/b...statnews.comNo, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren aren’t top recipients of pharmaceutical industry donationsA quirk in the website OpenSecrets has given RFK Jr. a chance to misleadingly portray Sen. Bernie Sanders as receiving big money from big Pharma. 1156
