Federal judge puts temporary block on new round of CDC and HHS layoffs

HHS Secretary Kennedy’s diet advice is heavy on meat and light on scientific consensus

The new 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, or DGA, which inform federal nutrition policies, school meals, and public health education were announced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this year.

April 08, 2026

News Analysis

HHS presents new protein-forward dietary guidelines, turning the food pyramid upside down
The Kennedy guidelines are mum on cancer risks associated with red meat and alcohol

Recently, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a video montage featuring himself shirtless in jeans, working out with Kid Rock. The duo is in a blue-lit grotto with a cold plunge and sauna. Set to Kid Rock’s “Bawitdaba” and intercut with a selection of patriotic imagery, the video ends with the two men in a hot tub, chugging what appears to be milk.

April 03, 2026

Vol.52 No.13

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

HHS postpones third USPSTF meeting in a row

Yet another U.S. Preventative Services Task Force meeting is postponed—the third missed meeting since the start of the second Trump administration.

HHS withdraws 340B drug rebate pilot program

HHS is withdrawing the “340B Rebate Model Pilot Program” that was intended to go into effect on Jan. 1, according to a joint motion filed last week.

After a brief government shutdown, FY26 funding bill is signed into law
NIH gets $415M raise, NCI gets $128M more, CDMRP funding largely restored

On Feb. 3, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, by a vote of 217 to 214. Later that day, President Donald Trump signed the bill into law, officially ending the brief partial government shutdown that began on Jan. 31.

NIH’s Bhattacharya acknowledges absence of causal link between vaccines and autism

Pressed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya acknowledged that he is not aware of any study pointing to a causal link between vaccines and autism.

February 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.05

By Sara Willa Ernst

Federal judge puts temporary block on new round of CDC and HHS layoffs

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The Kennedy guidelines are mum on cancer risks associated with red meat and alcohol

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After a brief government shutdown, FY26 funding bill is signed into law
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Federal judge puts temporary block on new round of CDC and HHS layoffs

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HHS Secretary Kennedy’s diet advice is heavy on meat and light on scientific consensus

HHS presents new protein-forward dietary guidelines, turning the food pyramid upside downThe Kennedy guidelines are mum on cancer risks associated with red meat and alcohol

HHS postpones third USPSTF meeting in a row

HHS withdraws 340B drug rebate pilot program

After a brief government shutdown, FY26 funding bill is signed into lawNIH gets $415M raise, NCI gets $128M more, CDMRP funding largely restored

NIH’s Bhattacharya acknowledges absence of causal link between vaccines and autism

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HHS presents new protein-forward dietary guidelines, turning the food pyramid upside down
The Kennedy guidelines are mum on cancer risks associated with red meat and alcohol

After a brief government shutdown, FY26 funding bill is signed into law
NIH gets $415M raise, NCI gets $128M more, CDMRP funding largely restored