The Trump administration continues its deluge of executive orders that directly affect science and research, just days after being sworn in. Following the executive orders (EOs) taking the United States out of the Paris Agreement and World Health Organization and the scientific nonsense in the EO on trans and non-binary people,

A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.

All communication from federal health agencies will be paused until Feb. 1 while the new Trump-Vance administration catches up.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

The move impacts everything from major food recalls to vital public health warnings. Experts explain what that means for you and what scares them.

Experts say it's common to wait until new teams are in place but is a concern if it means "going back to a prior approach of silencing the agencies". View on euronews

President Trump ordered a pause on communications from several federal health organizations, including the FDA, the CDC, and the National Institutes of Health.

The order also applies to other health and science agencies, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

The Trump administration’s freeze on communications from U.S. health agencies is leading to another disruption: the abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings. The move covers a swath of health conditions,

President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to start soon after they were picked. But under a law passed by Congress in 2022, Weldon will need to be confirmed by the Senate before starting in the position.