Liz Essley Whyte

1 week ago | wsj.com | Liz Essley Whyte

Commissioner Marty Makary faces declining staff morale as he remakes agencyWASHINGTON—Embracing artificial intelligence. Taking on companies that make ultra-processed foods. And offering a fast-track to approve drugs the Trump administration views as a priority. Welcome to the new Food and Drug Administration as envisioned by Dr. Marty Makary, who is leading the agency under Health Secretary Robert F.

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ICE agents have been told to continue conducting enforcement operations at agricultural businesses despite concerns about negative effects on the food industry. The Department of Homeland Security on Monday told staff that it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct …

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Liz Essley Whyte |Dominique Mosbergen

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the committee would review existing vaccine recommendations as well as new ones. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr . on Wednesday announced eight new picks for a key immunization committee, including vaccine opponents. Kennedy’s move came two days after abruptly removing all 17 of the prior members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Liz Essley Whyte |Dominique Mosbergen

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the committee would review existing vaccine recommendations as well as new ones. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr . on Wednesday announced eight new picks for a key immunization committee, including vaccine opponents. Kennedy’s move came two days after abruptly removing all 17 of the prior members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Liz Essley Whyte

WASHINGTON—Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all the members of a key committee that recommends vaccines, and when and how often adults and children should get them. Kennedy wrote Monday in a Wall Street Journal opinion article that he would do a “clean sweep” of the panel’s 17 members, all of whom were appointed during the administration of former President Joe Biden.