US Health Department To Cut 10,000 Jobs As Part Of Overhaul

The total downsizing will shrink the department from 82,000 to 62,000 employees. The US health department will reduce its workforce by around 10,000 full-time employees as part of a broader cost-cutting overhaul of the federal government, according to an official statement released Thursday.  Including early retirements and so-called “deferred resignations,” the total downsizing will shrink … Read more

Measles Outbreak, Staff Resignations: RFK Jr Off To A Bumpy Start As Health Secretary

Washington: Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr is off to a turbulent start as US health secretary as he grapples with a deadly measles outbreak, resignations among his staff and a snub in the Senate. Kennedy took over in mid-February facing a major health crisis, with an outbreak of the highly contagious disease that had … Read more