Lia DeGroot
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Senate Finance approves Klomp nomination for HHS deputy (opens the original)
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The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Chris Klomp to serve as deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, which would make him second in command to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in a 15-12 vote. Klomp has risen through the ranks of the Trump administration, most recently serving as chief counselor at HHS and acting as a key player in the White House’s “most favored nation” drug pricing agreements with the pharmaceutical industry. During his confirmation hearin
White House drops executive order for tighter NIH purview (opens the original)
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The White House is scrapping plans for an executive order that would give the Trump administration more control over grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The White House had reportedly held a meeting earlier this week discussing plans for the potential order that would’ve given the Office of Management and Budget discretion over grantmaking at the NIH, which quickly drew backlash from key Senate appropriators. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wa
HHS seeks input on kids vaccination changes called for by Trump (opens the original)
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The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday outlined potential changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, suggesting kids shots should be spread farther apart in contrast to recommendations from pediatric groups. The request for information fulfills directives outlined in President Donald Trump’s executive order from Aug. 10 that seeks to stagger vaccine doses in childhood and asks whether new vaccine categories are warranted, such as “recommended, but not in infancy.” It also asks for
Trump picks White House adviser Overton to head FDA (opens the original)
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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will nominate White House domestic policy adviser Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration. If confirmed by the Senate, Overton would oversee an agency that has dealt with massive layoffs after the administration’s widespread reduction-in-force efforts last year. The agency has also dealt with high-level turnover and faced political pressure on regulatory issues like vaccines, peptides and flavored vapes. “She is known to take on the HA
CDC, public health preparedness nominees advance in Senate (opens the original)
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to serve as a key assistant secretary, two leadership roles that the administration has struggled to fill. The committee voted 12-11 along party lines to advance Sean Kaufman to serve as assistant secretary for preparedness and response, which is responsible for handling the U.S. response to public health threats. The positio
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