A regular update on emerging federal vaccine issues. On Aug 7, 2025, this list—drawn from news reports and other information—ranks the most significant changes to vaccination policy, with brief commentary from the editors.
VaccinesPeter Lurie, MD, MPH, Sarah Despres, Josh Rising, MD, MPH, Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
RFK, Jr. and four advisers earned at least $3.2 million in fees and salaries from their work opposing Big Pharma and promoting wellness in 2022 and 2023. Here's what to know.
With new limits on food assistance, work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid, as well as substantial cuts to Medicaid itself, millions of Americans will suffer due to this bill. Here's what to know.
A regular update on emerging federal vaccine issues. On July 10, 2025, this list—drawn from news reports and other information—ranks the most significant changes to vaccination policy, with brief commentary from the editors.
VaccinesPeter Lurie, MD, MPH, Sarah Despres, Josh Rising, MD, MPH, Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
In recent months, we’ve witnessed an assault on science and longstanding safeguards to protect the public’s health on a scale never seen in U.S. history.
On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 ruling that preserves free preventive care under the Affordable Care Act, a popular benefit that helps approximately 150 million Americans stay healthy. The case, Kennedy v. Braidwood, was the fourth major legal challenge to the ACA.
A regular update on emerging federal vaccine issues. On June 27, 2025, this list—drawn from news reports and other information—ranks the most significant changes to vaccination policy, with brief commentary from the editors.
VaccinesPeter Lurie, MD, MPH, Sarah Despres, Josh Rising, MD, MPH, Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
A regular update on emerging federal vaccine issues. On June 17, 2025, this list—drawn from news reports and other information—ranks the most significant changes to vaccination policy, with brief commentary from the editors.
VaccinesPeter Lurie, MD, MPH, Sarah Despres, Josh Rising, MD, MPH, Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
The health of America’s children is focus of the MAHA Commission's first report. Its ideas are undermined by many of the Trump administration's actions to date.
