The National Institutes of Health is soliciting proposals for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s autism data project, pledging an initial $50 million for efforts to help identify causes of the neurological condition, per a funding opportunity posted to the agency's website.
Why it matters: Some health experts are concerned that the initiative will allow HHS to pick and choose information that supports certain theories, including the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism.
Manufacturers appeared to stop rapidly stockpiling drugs and medical products from Europe in April, even amid the lingering threat of industry-specific tariffs from the Trump administration, according to federal trade data.
Why it matters: An importing surge seen early this spring may have created an inventory bubble, putting pressure on the companies to sell their products before they expire, experts said.
Republicans know they are playing with fire by makingsignificant changes to Medicaid. Now GOP senators are eyeing Medicare as well.
Why it matters: Medicare is part of the third rail of politics. Still, some GOP senators think they can find billions in savings without paying a political price.
Assaults against health care workers are costing hospitals upward of $18 billion a year in added security, training, workers compensation and other expenses, including treating victims, according to a new industry report.
Why it matters: Attacks by patients and visitors in hospitals and clinics already were a problem before the pandemic and got worse with backlash against public health measures.
Confusion over shifting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 vaccine recommendations are reigniting questions in the public health community over who's running the agency.
President Trump directed administration officials to investigate former President Biden's use of autopen to sign documents in a Wednesday evening order that raised doubts about his predecessor's cognitive state.
The big picture: The probe into "whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden's mental state and unconstitutionally exercise the authorities and responsibilities of the President" comes as House Republicans threaten to subpoena Biden aides over the former president's mental fitness.
Former President Biden pushed back on Wednesday night on President Trump's announcement of an investigation into his presidential actions and autopen use that alleged his staff may have covered up a "cognitive decline."
What they're saying: "Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations," Biden said in a statement shared with outlets including Axios. "Any suggestion that I didn't is ridiculous and false."
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