Trump’s firings strike the nation’s health agencies
Many of those terminated worked on issues critical to consumers, from improving health care to regulating food packaging to ...
Ailing Northeast Philadelphia woman died after months of pleas for help, a victim of a safety net in tatters
Aging officials in Philadelphia took months to get Luen Ng help before she was killed. She’s one of 1,511 older adults who ...
Trump administration fires thousands for ‘performance’ without evidence, in messy rush
Many probationary employees targeted in latest Trump cuts across agencies had excellent ratings; legal challenges are ...
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The ‘disease detectives’ dodged a bullet — but another might be coming
While the EIS program has likely been spared this time, the fact that its existence was in jeopardy at all highlights the ...
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Former CDC director: Two programs reportedly on the chopping block must be saved
Former CDC Director Tom Frieden warns that cutting the Public Health Associate Program and Laboratory Leadership Service ...
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Ailing Pa. woman died after months of pleas for help, a victim of a safety net in tatters
Aging officials in Philadelphia took months to get Luen Ng help before she was killed. She’s one of 1,511 older adults who ...
Public health improvements aren’t a priority for Berks County amid budget crunch, officials say
This has been a repeated refrain over my 30 years — why doesn’t Berks County have a public health department, or why doesn’t ...
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Latest bird flu warning for Worcestershire as 'wild' cases confirmed
The public in Worcestershire has been urged not to touch dead wild birds after a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak ...
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Illinois health officials taking bird flu precautions despite assessing no ‘active risk’ to humans
While federal policy changes create uncertainty, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health said this week said the virus is “not an active risk” to humans in Illinois because no ...
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‘Suppressing essential health information’: Some officials frustrated by Trump administration’s limits on health agencies
Canceled meetings, blocked webpages and limited updates on life-threatening diseases spreading across the country. These are some of the real-world implications caused by the vague and sweeping mandat ...
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House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
A growing number of felines have fallen sick. Though they have not transmitted the illness to people, scientists fear the ...
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Senate confirms RFK Jr. as health secretary
The Senate today confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the nation's highest health official and he was sworn in a short time later by Supreme Court Justice Ne ...