Archive of News (2025)
Pressed for answers, RFK Jr. comes up short during Capitol Hill testimony
It was a humiliating interview, which raised questions, not only about Kennedy’s obvious incompetence, but also about whether the HHS secretary is fully aware of what was happening in the agency he ostensibly leads.
National Firefighter Registry for Cancer back online following earlier NIOSH program cuts
The National Firefighter Registry for Cancer (NFR) has been restored following an April 1 reduction-in-force (RIF) that affected National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) staff supporting the program.
A West Virginia Coal Miner Just Saved NIOSH’s Black Lung Program
A federal judge ordered the restoration of jobs in the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety’s Respiratory Health Division after a veteran coal miner filed a class action lawsuit arguing that the mass firings would lead to irreparable harm.
RFK Jr. stands by deep cuts to health budget during contentious hearings
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that Elon Musk’s DOGE effort drew up the blueprint for spending cuts that are reshaping the Department of Health and Human Services — and Kennedy and his team implemented them.
Kim Calls Out Secretary Kennedy for Gutting Ground Zero Firefighters and 9/11 Survivors’ Healthcare
During his question line, Senator Kim upheld his promise to voice the anger of a fire captain in New Jersey who was diagnosed with cancer and spoke out at a recent town hall in Chatham against cuts to the program.
HHS reinstates fired workers responsible for coal miner health protection
U.S. District Judge Irene Berger issued a preliminary injunction halting the firings at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Coal Workers Health Surveillance Program.
Some NIOSH workers to be reinstated
Early in the day, the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), which led a nationwide campaign to defend NIOSH called this a “crucial development after months of uncertainty” that threatened the agency’s workforce and core safety programs.
HHS Sec. Kennedy says cuts at 9/11 health program were a ‘mistake’
Advocates have warned that the wave of firings and then re-hirings at the federally funded World Trade Center Health Program have undermined patient health.
RFK Jr. grilled over cuts to HHS, including World Trade Center Health Program
Local first responders were listening in Wednesday as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled over cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, including the World Trade Center Health Program.
RFK Jr. admits ‘mistake’ in slashing 9/11 health program
RFK Jr. told Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) that firing many staffers at the World Trade Center Health Program was an error made as the incoming Trump administration sought to make deep across-the-board cuts to spending.