In February, the administration restored cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program's budget, but new staff cuts threaten the program.

With $100 million in federal funds suddenly revoked, New York City’s acting health commissioner says defense against infectious disease has weakened.

Shortly after President Donald Trump took office this January, the White House rolled out an initiative designed to slash billions from NIH grants. Those specific cuts centered around "indirect costs,” such as funds for facilities, equipment and administrative expenses. The administration is currently facing three federal lawsuits over that move.

It comes as HHS has laid off 40% of staff at the Administration for Community Living, including the regional representative for New York State.

Layoffs of 10,000 Health and Human Services employees begin. Agencies devoted to seniors, minorities and HIV prevention closed

Democratic AGs are suing the Trump administration over "unlawful" cuts to public health agency grants to their states that were earmarked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allocated to state and community health departments during the pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it would cut 10,000 jobs and close offices in a “dramatic restructuring” designed to cut costs by $1.8 billion. The cuts are focused in health agencies.

Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today announced plans to cut an additional 10,000 federal health jobs among the 82,000 employees who currently work at HHS. With these cuts and previous layoffs, the agency will have roughly 62,000 employees.