""At least in the immediate or intermediate future, the United States is going to be hobbled and hollowed out in its scientific leadership," said Lawrence Gostin, a Georgetown University public health law professor who was removed from a National Institutes of Health advisory board earlier this year with a letter that said he was no longer needed. "I think it will be extraordinarily difficult to reverse all the damage.""
""In 2025, the Department confronted long-standing public health challenges with transparency, courage, and gold-standard science," Nixon said in a statement. "HHS will carry this momentum into 2026 to strengthen accountability, put patients first, and protect public health.""
Since February, the health secretary has overseen a rapid transformation at HHS, eliminating thousands of jobs and freezing or canceling billions of dollars in scientific research funding. The secretary has redrawn government positions on seed oils, fluoride, and acetaminophen and repeatedly promoted discredited ideas about vaccines. Supporters from MAHA praise the overhaul as correcting perceived corruption and welcome measures like healthy eating initiatives and drug-price deals. Many doctors and public health experts express grave concern that the changes undermine scientific expertise and leadership. HHS leadership defended the department's work and vowed to strengthen accountability, patient focus, and public health amid broader health-system uncertainties.
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