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CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies

In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health. Beginning with the removal of websites and key public health datasets in January 2025, the Trump administration has taken actions to dismantle established public health infrastructure…

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CDC And USDA Working To Reverse Terminations Of Critical Workers

CDC and USDA are rescinding terminations of essential federal workers to maintain workforce stability during public health crises.

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Trump Administration To Label Migrants At Border As Health Risks

Trump administration plans to designate migrants at US southern border as potential disease sources using a public health order under Title 42 to tighten i...

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CDC Lab Program Cuts Threaten Outbreak Response Capabilities

CDC faces challenges as layoffs impact lab programs, potentially compromising outbreak response and public health readiness.

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Feeding your baby butter won’t help them sleep through the night, whatever TikTok says

Sleep is the holy grail for new parents. So no wonder many tired parents are looking for something to help their babies sleep.

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Layoffs hit many at CDC lab program that was started to address previous failures

The nation’s top public health agency is losing most of the scientists in a prestigious, but lesser-known, laboratory program that has become a mainstay of outbreak responses

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700 CDC Workers Lose Jobs Amid Federal Agency Firings

Recent job cuts at the CDC and other federal agencies raise concerns about public health response capabilities.

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Minister of Health JP Nadda chairs NIHFW's 41st governing body meeting

Union Minister JP Nadda chaired the 41st Governing Body Meeting of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Trump Administration Imposes Restrictions On Health Agencies Amid Flu Outbreak

Trump administration's mandates impact federal health agencies' communication, raising concerns about public health efforts.

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Trump Administration Imposes Restrictions On Federal Health Agencies

Communication restrictions in federal health agencies impact public health initiatives and responses to emerging diseases. Learn about the challenges and c...

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CDC ‘disease detectors’ among hundreds of fired workers in Trump-Musk purge

Positions crucial to supporting public health safety were cut as the country reels from bird flu, norovirus, and other infectious viruses

The Independent UK

FDA Recent Hires Fired In Federal Workforce Reduction

Recent workforce reductions at the FDA raise concerns about its ability to ensure public health and safety.

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US Government Health Websites Warn Against Transgender Existence

US government public health websites restored with warning messages denying transgender existence, reflecting Trump's Executive Order.

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Trump Admin Fires CDC 'Disease Detectives' As Bird Flu Fears Rise: Sources

Nearly half of an elite US epidemiology program known as the "disease detectives" were dismissed by the Trump administration on Friday, according to sources familiar with the matter, dealing a blow to public health efforts as fears rise over bird flu.

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Thousands Of Federal Health Workers Expected To Be Cut

Federal health workers, including CDC and NIH employees, face job cuts under the Trump administration, impacting critical public health programs.

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Sell Flavored Tobacco in Massachusetts, Go To Jail

Massachusetts outlawed flavored tobacco. Now, just as criminal justice groups warned, a vape shop owner is serving time.

International Business Times

Louisiana Health Department Orders Employees To Stop Promoting Mass Vaccinations As It Accuses CDC Of Being 'Woefully Out Of Touch'

Louisiana's Health Department has ordered employees to stop promoting mass vaccinations, which experts say could lead to declining immunization rates.

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Louisiana Health Department Orders Employees to Stop Promoting Mass Vaccinations As it Accuses CDC of Being 'Woefully Out of Touch'

Louisiana's Health Department has ordered employees to stop promoting mass vaccinations, which experts say could lead to declining immunization rates.

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In Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the US has put a conspiracy theorist in charge of public health

Overnight, Robert F. Kennedy Jr was confirmed as the secretary of the US Health and Human Services Department. Put simply, this makes him the most influential figure in overseeing the health and wellbeing of more than 330 million Americans.

Fortune

Experts sound the alarm as Ohio farmworker’s bird flu sparks fear it’s the next pandemic

Prior to this latest case, 68 people in 11 states had been infected with an H5 strain of avian influenza.

Latin Times

McConnell Condemns RFK Jr.'s Confirmation: 'I Will Not Condone The Re-litigation of Proven Cures'

The Republican senator and childhood polio survivor declared 'Mr. Kennedy failed to prove he Is the best' to lead the Department of Health and Human Services

The Independent UK

Senate confirms anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr as nation’s top health official

Kennedy — who’s repeatedly promoted conspiracies and the debunked link between vaccines and autism — will now lead a sprawling federal bureaucracy that manages public health, research, health guidance, and vaccinations

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Resignations puts private mental health care in play

Dozens of public health specialist resignations remain in play as data outlines how few have rescinded their threat to quit the system.

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Senate Expected To Confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As HHS Secretary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as HHS secretary sparks debate over vaccine skepticism and public health priorities.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk calls Bush-appointed judge ‘evil’ after court orders Trump to restore CDC and health websites

World’s wealthiest man leads Trump allies laying groundwork to defy court orders

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