The changes to medical records hit federal systems first. In February, CMS removed sexual orientation and gender identity questions from enrollment forms for Medicare beneficiaries, and the U.S. DOGE Service said it had removed gender identity from the personal information pages of VA patients. Now, the Trump administration's efforts to strip these demographics from patient forms have reached the private sector.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s move to gut and reorganize HHS shocked many people tasked with making it happen, and left others fearful that everything from the safety of the nation's drug supply to disease response could be at risk. The disaster preparedness agency in HSS has just two days to prepare a plan to fold itself into the CDC, according to an HHS official, granted anonymity for fear of retribution.
University students ages 20–24 reported the highest rates of depression diagnoses within their lifetime, and students ages 18–19 reported the highest rates of depression within the past 12 months.
“What are the algorithms that are embedded in these models?” Answer those questions, Olah says, and AI companies might be able to finally solve the thorny problem of ensuring AI systems always follow human rules.
HHS will announce today that it is cutting 10,000 full-time employees across health agencies, the department told CNN. This comes on top of 10,000 employees who’ve left voluntarily, amounting to shrinking by about a quarter of the workforce.