The money was part of a grant originally related to COVID-19 but is now being used to curb the spread of measles.

Exact figures for local impacts from these cuts weren’t immediately available. Representatives for Harris Health System, the hospital district of Harris County, said the system is waiting for additional guidance from HHS on what this would mean for possible impacts.

The Food and Drug Administration, responsible for setting standards for Americans’ foods and medications, will shed 3,500 workers, while the Centers

This week, the Texas Department of State Health Services made the Department of Government Efficiency's list of targets. DOGE plans to cut $877 million of a $1.5 billion federal grant and $97 million of a $473 million grant both from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A deadly and fast-spreading measles outbreak that started in western Texas in January has grown to 400 cases in the state this week. The latest data, reported Friday by the Texas Department of State Health Services,

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