Trump administration to shrink federal health agencies by 20,000 employees
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…HHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies – CNN
HHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies CNNDepartment of Health and Human Services will cut 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan WDIV ClickOnDetroitTrump Administration Live Updates: Mass Layoffs Announced at Health and Human Services Dept. The New York TimesHHS Announces Transformation to Make America Healthy Again HHS.govExclusive | RFK Jr…
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Why modern humans have smaller faces than Neanderthals and chimpanzees
We have smaller faces than Neanderthals and even chimps. A new study may explain how this came to be…Chinese researchers report a pig kidney transplant and a first-step liver experiment
Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants. Researchers at Xijing Hospital in China say a pig kidney transplant recipient continues to recover nearly three weeks after that surgery. That marks the third known person living with a pig kidney after two Americans who received their own transplants several months…
The Intergroup on Children’s Rights starts its mandate
Eurochild, as a member of CRAG (The Child Rights Action Group), welcomes the European Parliament Intergroup’s work plan for 2025 and releases a set of recommendations for its mandate. On 27 March 2025, the first official meeting of the Intergroup and CRAG took place at the European Parliament in Brussels to exchange views on upcoming…
30 years of the Convention, but many Dutch children are unaware of their rights
Eurochild member Kinderrechten Collectief, in collaboration with State of Youth NL, has published a report highlighting new survey results on key issues such as child participation, well-being, equal opportunities, youth care, and juvenile criminal law. The majority of young people in the Netherlands aged 12 to 18 (56%) are unaware of the special rights they…
A go-to guide for local child participation – lessons from Bulgaria, Croatia and Hungary
On 13 March 2025, Eurochild hosted a transnational peer-to-peer exchange as part of its Child Citizens project, funded by the EU Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme. Across the Eurochild network, our members are leading initiatives like those from Bulgaria and Croatia shared during this exchange…
Hungarian NGOs Warn Against 15th Amendment’s Threat to Fundamental Rights
Eurochild members, part of the Hungarian Child Rights Coalition, are calling on Parliament to reject the amendment, cautioning that it could allow the State to restrict fundamental rights almost absolutely under the pretext of protecting children, leading to serious legal uncertainty. After the release of the Sovereignty Office Report…