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.
Around 3,500 employees are on the chopping block at the FDA, but they don't yet know who they are. The Health and Human Services Department on Thursday announced a sweeping plan to cut 10,000 jobs and consolidate operations across its sub-agencies. FDA drug, medical device, or food reviewers and inspectors will not be among those fired, according to an HHS fact sheet.
Fueled by the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas, cases in the United States this year now exceed 500. The 523 cases recorded in less than three months represent the second-highest annual total the country has seen in a decade. In the only year with more cases, 2019, the United States nearly lost its measles elimination status.
After receiving final regulatory approval, University of Pennsylvania Health System plans to complete its acquisition of Doylestown Health next week. The deal is set to close Tuesday following reviews by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office and FTC.
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.
Oracle Health, formerly known as Cerner, is a healthcare software-as-a-service (SaaS) company offering Electronic Health Records (EHR) and business operations systems to hospitals and healthcare organizations. After being acquired by Oracle in 2022, Cerner was merged into Oracle Health, with its systems migrated to Oracle Cloud.