News for April 2, 2025

The CDC team that tracked IVF success rates across the U.S. was cut in mass layoffs, raising fears that patients will lose an important source of clinic data even as Trump says he wants to expand IVF access.

Rep. Rob Menendez is pushing a bill to require clearer caffeine labels on some drinks after the death of a student linked to Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade.

A Brown University-led study found that wealthy Americans now face death rates similar to the poorest people in northern and western Europe, pointing to deeper health and social problems in the U.S.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ layoffs are forcing the FDA to plan for fewer routine food and drug inspections and to shift more work toward urgent safety checks.

The ACLU has sued the National Institutes of Health, saying it illegally canceled hundreds of research grants for political reasons tied to topics like DEI, gender, and vaccine hesitancy.

Denver Health and Denver Public Schools are hosting a free measles vaccine clinic for students as Colorado health officials work to stop any wider spread of the disease.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing questions after a major Health and Human Services overhaul cut thousands of jobs across the department, including at the CDC.

Heather Opsincs was charged after her 5-year-old son died in Florida after drinking apple juice that police said contained methamphetamine.

Maria Weston Kuhn is helping push Congress to require better crash test standards so cars are safer for women.

A lawsuit says Planet Fitness refused to let bystanders use an AED to help a man who had a heart attack near one of its gyms, leading to his death.

Tierna Davidson will miss the rest of the season after tearing her ACL, and the U.S. women's national soccer team has replaced her for its Brazil match.

Actor Val Kilmer died at 65 after years of throat cancer and related health problems that changed his voice and ended his life.

The Supreme Court sided with the FDA in a case over flavored vape approvals, but it sent part of the dispute back to a lower court.

Xavier Becerra has entered the 2026 California governor race, saying the state is facing an affordability crisis and that "the California Dream is slipping away."

The Supreme Court is reviewing whether South Carolina can block Planned Parenthood South Atlantic from its Medicaid program and whether patients can sue to keep seeing their chosen provider.

More than 240 people on the Queen Mary 2 got sick with norovirus during a transatlantic cruise, according to the CDC.

Denver Health is answering rising measles concerns in Colorado by offering vaccine clinics and guidance on who should get immunized.

Sen. Ruben Gallego is blocking votes on top Veterans Affairs nominees to protest Trump administration plans to cut the VA workforce.

The Supreme Court heard a case over South Carolina’s effort to block Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding, while justices debated whether patients can sue to enforce their right to choose a provider.

Val Kilmer, the actor known for films like "The Doors," "Tombstone," and "Top Gun," has died at 65 after a battle with pneumonia and years of health problems.