Cecelia Smith

While the number of clinician-provided abortions remained largely unchanged in 2025, how some Americans accessed their abortion care shifted, according to the Guttmacher Institute. usnews.com/news/health-ne…

PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! It's official! The cherry blossoms are opening & putting on a splendid spring spectacle. See you soon. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸! #CherryBlossom #BloomWatch #WashingtonDC

When Susan Monarez was fired as #CDC director, the administration knew it has 210 days to nominate a replacement. Today is Day 210 & no nominee. Finding someone who can gain Senate approval & Sec Kennedy's approval may be proving to be challenging. statnews.com/2026/03/25/cdc…

Bachelorette suitor from Taylor Frankie Paul's canceled season drove car in wreck that paralyzed former congressman Madison Cawthorn ew.com/bachelorette-b…

NEW - Dr. Casey Means, RFK Jr.’s choice for surgeon general, doesn't have the Republican votes needed to get past the Senate health committee with @natalieandrews @Olivia_Beavers

U.S. News is tracking the outbreak, which includes more than 1,480 cases and 14 new outbreaks this year. usnews.com/news/health-ne…

Glyphosate is dividing Trump supporters ahead of the midterms. usnews.com/news/u-s-news-…

The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January. usnews.com/news/best-stat…

With the conclusion of the wet dress rehearsal today, we are moving off the February launch window and targeting March for the earliest possible launch of Artemis II. With more than three years between SLS launches, we fully anticipated encountering challenges. That is precisely why we conduct a wet dress rehearsal. These tests are designed to surface issues before flight and set up launch day with the highest probability of success. During the test, teams worked through a liquid hydrogen leak at a core stage interface during tanking, which required pauses to warm hardware and adjust propellant flow. All core stage and interim cryogenic propulsion stage tanks were successfully filled, and teams conducted a terminal countdown to about T-5 minutes before the ground launch sequencer halted operations due to an increased leak rate. Additional factors included extended Orion closeout work, intermittent ground audio dropouts, and cold-weather impacts to some cameras, along with the successful demonstration of updated Orion closeout purge procedures to support safe crew operations. As always, safety remains our top priority, for our astronauts, our workforce, our systems, and the public. As noted above, we will only launch when we believe we are as ready to undertake this historic mission. This is just the beginning. It marks the start of an Artemis program that will evolve to support repeated and affordable missions to the Moon, in line with President Trump’s national space policy. Getting this mission right means returning to the Moon to stay and a future to Artemis 100 and beyond. I want to thank the talented workforce at NASA, along with our industry and international partners, who are working tirelessly on this effort. The team will fully review the data, troubleshoot each issue encountered during WDR, make the necessary repairs, and return to testing. We expect to conduct an additional wet dress rehearsal and then target the March window. We will continue to keep the public and the media informed as readiness progresses.

Dr. Melissa Nolan on the science and misinformation fueling the worst measles outbreak since 2000. usnews.com/news/health-ne…

UPDATE: @NASA is closely monitoring a stable medical situation involving one International Space Station crew member and evaluating all options, including an early Crew-11 return, with further updates expected within 24 hours. nasa.gov/blogs/spacesta…

The variant has spread rapidly in Europe and several countries in East Asia. usnews.com/news/health-ne…

The new analysis comes after the CDC changed its website to say the consensus that vaccines don’t cause autism is not “an evidence-based claim.” usnews.com/news/health-ne…

The committee previously tabled a vote on whether to delay the hepatitis B vaccine that is given to newborns. usnews.com/news/health-ne…

FEMA is facing an uncertain future under the Trump administration, which has sent conflicting signals. usnews.com/news/best-stat…

JUST IN: The 2025 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason ends on Nov. 30 with 13 named storms, including 5 hurricanes, of which 4 intensified to be major hurricanes. Find our news release, images and wrapup video at: noaa.gov/news-release/2… @NWS

A new affordability tracker from the Urban Institute shows how earnings in many places haven’t kept up with costs. usnews.com/news/best-stat…

State Health Coalitions Push Back Against RFK Jr. on Vaccines. Will They Work? HHS' failures create a gap and a moment of opportunity states can fill. usnews.com/news/health-ne… via @ceceliasmith12 @usnews

Regional groups offer new pushback to the Trump administration’s health policies. usnews.com/news/health-ne…

Our latest poll shows the public’s trust in the CDC continues to slide — and is now at its lowest level since March 2020. Share who trust the CDC a great deal or a fair amount to provide reliable information on vaccines: September 2023: 63% July 2025: 57% September 2025: 50%