MDH Lays Off 170, Warns Of Service Disruptions After Feds Yank $220M

Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH

Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.

Health Secretary RFK Jr. Promised Radical Transparency. Now He’s Closing FOIA Offices

Following weeks of mass purges of employees across federal agencies led by Trump officials and Elon Musk‘s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is next on the chopping block, with some 10,000 workers set for dismissal. The cuts will see medical researchers, doctors, and regulators removed from critical roles — along with staff responsible for handling Freedom of Information Act r…

US government fired researchers running a crucial drug use survey

A termination letter obtained by New Scientist reveals that the Trump administration has gutted the office that runs the country’s only nationwide survey on drug use and mental health

Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies

Thousands of people at the nation’s top health agencies were laid off Tuesday

MDH Lays Off 170, Warns Of Service Disruptions After Feds Yank $220M

MDH Lays Off 170, Warns Of Service Disruptions After Feds Yank $220M - Minneapolis, MN - The layoffs stem from what MDH called the Trump administration's "unprecedented and unexpected" decision to cut $220 million from the state.

Massive layoffs begin at top US health agency

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced last week that the health agency would cut 20,000 employees.