The agency says labs should accelerate testing on patients hospitalized with the flu within 24 hours of their admission.

The pause also applies to anything intended to be published in the Federal Register, where the executive branch communicates rules and regulations, and the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientific publication.

Meanwhile, the HHS website scrubbed search results for the word "abortion," and ReproductiveRights.gov -- a site the Biden administration launched after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade -- is now a broken link. ( NPR)

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month. In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Secretary of the U.

The Trump administration has paused many federal health agency communications until approved by political appointees, affecting key public health information.

The Trump Administration potentially issued a pause on a variety of communications going out from the nation’s top health agencies, according to reporting

As part of his blitz of executive orders, President Trump delivered on a promise to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. The Trump White House accuses the WHO of mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and bias toward China.

Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to watch for, and how to stay safe.

Among the slew of executive orders signed after reaching the White House Monday night, President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the far-reaching pandemic monitoring organization had "ripped off" the U.

Proponents aim to end a cycle of nicotine addiction, concerned that fruity and candy flavors are drawing in young people. Opponents say it helps people quit smoking traditional cigarettes.

In instructions delivered one day after the new administration took office, officials at the FDA , CDC and NIH said they were barred from publishing scientific reports, updating websites or publishing health advisories.

A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.