Policy & Medicine February 20, 2025
President Donald J. Trump recently signed an executive order establishing the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, a bold initiative aimed at addressing the growing health crisis in the United States, with a particular focus on childhood chronic diseases. The commission is tasked with providing initial recommendations to the President by May 23, 2025, and final report by August 12, 2025. The executive order gives special emphasis on avoiding conflicts of interest and open source publishing for government sponsored trials. This move could have significant implications for life science, journals and continuing healthcare education and practice in the coming years.
Key Components of the MAHA Commission
The MAHA Commission, chaired by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,...