In a significant shift during the early days of the Trump administration, health agencies across the U.S., including the CDC, FDA, and NIH, have been ordered to halt external communications and freeze key operations. Researchers are alarmed as NIH faces a freeze on critical grant reviews and meetings, raising fears about the future of scientific research. The abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings and the delay in important health agency reports have left many in the health community confused and concerned. With travel and communication protocols paused, public health information dissemination has been severely impacted, prompting warnings about potential long-term damage to scientific progress and public health initiatives. State and local health departments are monitoring the situation closely as the chaos at HHS escalates.