President Donald Trump appointed Michael Caputo to the President’s Cancer Panel on Oct. 4. Caputo is a political operative and cancer survivor who resigned from the Department of Health and Human Services in 2020. The appointment returns Caputo to a federal health role six years after his turbulent departure from

The Department of Education joined the Department of Health and Human Services’ “Get Active” campaign on Oct. 1, a joint initiative to bring physical fitness and student success events to schools across the country. Education Secretary Linda McMahon signed on to the campaign, which will deploy fitness-focused events directly into

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced 34 rural health grants totaling nearly $55 million for programs in Alabama on Oct. 1, targeting maternal emergency care, cancer screening and healthcare workforce development in one of the nation’s most medically underserved states. The grants are administered through CMS’s rural health

The Department of Health and Human Services announced a $10 million Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge on Oct. 1, inviting schools across the country to develop new approaches to student physical activity as part of the administration’s Make America Healthy Again agenda. Schools will compete for funding through a competitive

Gias Foods, Inc. recalled its Bettergoods brand Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination on Oct. 1, the Food and Drug Administration announced. The Bettergoods line is a private-label brand sold exclusively through Walmart stores, giving the recall an outsized potential consumer impact given the retailer’s

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first heart valve specifically engineered to expand as a child grows on Oct. 1, a breakthrough that could spare thousands of young patients from repeated open-heart surgeries. The approval addresses one of the most persistent challenges in pediatric cardiology: children born with congenital

WASHINGTON — Sierra Nevada Cheese Company recalled its Graziers brand raw milk cheeses nationwide due to potential contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli on Sept. 29, a pathogen that can cause severe illness and death, particularly in children, the elderly and immunocompromised individuals. The recalled products include Monterey Jack, Jalapeño

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $111.9 million in grants to 191 community-based organizations providing suicide prevention services to veterans on Sept. 29, one of the largest single-cycle investments in the VA’s effort to combat a crisis that kills approximately 17 veterans each day. The grants fund a

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on “The Real Food Show” alongside food writer Lori Taylor to discuss foods Americans should stock in their kitchens on Sept. 30, continuing his use of non-traditional media channels to promote the administration’s Make America Healthy Again nutrition

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Small Business Administration and business partners spotlighted Texas employers using the CHOICE Arrangement on Sept. 30, a health benefit model that allows employees to select their own health plans with employer contributions rather than enrolling in traditional group insurance. The

WASHINGTON — The State Department shared a G20 Chair’s Statement from an Ebola Ministerial meeting calling for accelerated international action against the disease on Sept. 30, including strengthened coordination on outbreak response, vaccine distribution and healthcare system support for affected countries. The ministerial comes amid active concerns about Ebola outbreaks

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $20 million to expand virtual care, upgrade electronic health records, improve cybersecurity and deploy new technology for rural North Carolina healthcare providers on Sept. 30, targeting some of the state’s most medically underserved communities. The grant focuses on Appalachian and

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration launched a nationwide campaign to recruit broader scientific expertise and consumer voices for its advisory committees on Sept. 30, targeting the panels that make recommendations on whether to approve new drugs, biological products and medical devices. The initiative responds to longstanding concerns that

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized a mandatory drug payment model designed to reduce what Medicare pays for physician-administered drugs on Sept. 30. The model could lower out-of-pocket costs for millions of seniors enrolled in Original Medicare Part B. The model targets drugs administered in doctors’

The Federal Trade Commission convened a consumer protection roundtable focused on healthcare scams targeting older Americans on Sept. 29, ahead of Medicare and Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment periods beginning Oct. 15. The roundtable brought together consumer protection advocates, law enforcement officials and industry representatives to examine common fraud schemes