AXIOS February 4, 2025
Maya Goldman

A national physicians group sued the Trump administration Tuesday for removing thousands of pages of health data and information from federal websites.

The big picture: Doctors for America claims that in taking public health data offline without advance notice, agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration abused their discretion and arbitrarily deprived clinicians and researchers of tools necessary to treat patients.

State of play: The complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia also named Health and Human Services and the White House Office of Personnel Management, which directed agencies to remove or modify websites in accordance with executive orders from President Trump.

  • The White House and HHS did not...

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