Cutting the federal newborn screening advisory committee either demonstrates a lack of understanding of the group’s function or represents a worrisome policy shift.

But for the first time in its history, no one is serving on that advisory committee after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all its 17 sitting members June 9.

But for the first time in its history, no one is serving on that advisory committee after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all its 17 sitting members June 9.

Health experts were shocked to see that thimerosal, a preservative that has largely been phased out of U.S. vaccines, was on the ACIP agenda.

HICPAC develops guidance for preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections. While the committee operates with less attention than CDC's well-known Advisory Committee on Immunization ...

The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) served as the cornerstone of a structured, science-driven process that kept newborn screening aligned with the ...

The Trump administration shuttered the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), ending three decades of medical advice used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent… ...

The U.S. health secretary chose to “retire” members of a committee that makes significant decisions about who receives immunizations, including the vaccines for children.

The CDC has terminated an advisory committee responsible for providing federal guidance on the prevention and control of health care-associated infections and the spread of antimicrobial ...

How RFK Jr.'s removal of CDC vaccine advisory committee members could impact public health Career officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responsible for overseeing the agency ...

On Monday afternoon, the head of HHS enacted a "clean sweep" of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

HHS eliminates advisory committee on newborn screening ahead of vote on rare disorders The committee’s central role was to recommend which conditions should be included on a universal screening ...