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A brief but illuminating Nature interview here with Jay Bhattacharya science.org/content/articl…

On a private Zoom last week, anti-abortion groups previewed an effort they're calling "Rolling Thunder." Here's how they plan to pressure the FDA, Congress and courts to crack down on abortion pills. politico.com/news/2025/05/0…

NEW: We got our hands on a DOGE memo listing which CDC programs are required by law and warning of a "litigation risk" to cutting them. Dozens of those programs, tracking everything from IVF to cancer, have since been halted by layoffs. politico.com/news/2025/05/1… w Sophie Gardner

The Trump administration gutted dozens of congressionally mandated programs — including ones that screened coal miners for black lung and tracked cancer rates in firefighters — and knew they would face legal risks doing so. Latest with Alice Miranda Ollstein politico.com/news/2025/05/1…

NEW: Partial CBO estimate released by GOP finds the Medicaid portions of the Republican megabill would lead to 10.3 million people losing coverage under the health safety net program and 7.6 million people going uninsured. $625 billion in savings. politico.com/live-updates/2…

Memorial Day marks the start of the swimming season. But this year, layoffs at HHS mean the federal team that works on water safety and drowning data analysis is gone. Story: politico.com/news/2025/05/2…

Scoop: HHS justifies decision to stop recommending Covid shots during pregnancy — with studies supporting their safety. W/Sophie Gardner politi.co/3FS547z

NEW: HHS sent a document to lawmakers justifying the decision to remove the recommendation for Covid vaccination during pregnancy. A researcher cited in the document told POLITICO “the results of our manuscript were misinterpreted.” w/ Lauren Gardner politico.com/news/2025/06/1…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants to tackle the underlying causes of chronic disease in America. But he rarely mentions the nation's leading cause of preventable deaths: smoking. w/ Danny Nguyen: politico.com/news/2025/06/1…

ICYMI last night: Sophie Gardner, Amanda Friedman and I dove into Secretary Kennedy's ACIP picks, which include a longtime affiliate of the oldest U.S. anti-vaccine group, a paid expert witness against Merck in HPV litigation and mRNA opponents: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

RFK Jr. promised he would not discourage vaccines or make the shots “difficult” to access during his confirmation hearings for the nation's top health official. Now that the longtime anti-vaccine activist has the job, he’s putting his promise to the test. politico.com/news/2025/06/1…

I’m joining Morning Pulse! I will co-author it with Kelly Hooper. Sign up!! Here’s my first edition: politico.com/newsletters/po…

Cody Meissner pulling duty today teaching CDC ACIP 101 to the new panel members about why they take a separate vote on Vaccines for Children eligibility.

Kennedy’s vaccine panel votes to remove preservative long targeted by activists, w/Sophie Gardner politi.co/3Tesibb via POLITICO

I’ve been in Atlanta covering the first ACIP meeting since Kennedy fired and replaced the panel’s members. It’s been an eventful two days. Here’s a recap, with Lauren Gardner politico.com/news/2025/06/2…

This morning in CDC news: – This year, the U.S. officially has the most measles cases on record since 1992. politico.com/news/2025/07/0… – The HELP committee voted to advance the nomination of Susan Monarez, Trump’s CDC director pick. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Senate panel advances Trump’s nominee to lead CDC ow.ly/pKWQ106ffXa

New from Sophie Gardner: Tribal leaders are starting to have doubts if HHS Secretary RFK Jr. will improve quality of health for tribes after Trump's budget only marginally boosted funding to IHS. politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants to drastically improve the way the federal government provides health care to tribes. Some leaders in tribal health are wondering when that will start. Story here: politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Interesting bit of Louisiana history: Ruston hosted German POWs captured from a WWII submarine. I saw a museum display about this. The submarine that the prisoners were on is in the museum.