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Trump administration cuts back CDC distribution of health information about diseases

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Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent. NPR
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Problems in federal programs leave rural patients without internet connection to telemedicine

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Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts - KFF Health News Taxpayers — through federal infrastructure programs — have paid billions of dollars to internet companies to hook up rural Americans. Some communities have nothing to show for it, leaving medically vulnerable rural patients disconnected and without access to telehealth. sjtribble KFF Health News

 

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World Bank releases new crisis preparedness and response toolkit

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Crisis Preparedness and Response Toolkit The World Bank Group is rolling out an expanded Crisis Preparedness and Response Toolkit to help developing countries better respond to crises and build resilience against future shocks. World Bank
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Trump administration turns the COVID information website into a promotion for the China lab leak theory

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Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak. AP News

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Environment: Trump administration sued to restore websites for reporting climate and pollution impacts

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Environmental Groups Sue the Trump Administration to Restore Web Tools Critical for Gauging Climate and Pollution Impacts - Inside Climate News The removal of websites designed to help disadvantaged communities will hurt those communities the most, lawyers argue. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

 

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Misinformation issue: How the anti-vaccine movement weaponized a 6-year-old's measles death

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Trump administration reported planning to slash funding for programs to counter vaccine hesitancy

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Misinformation issue: how to help counter it--study

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This psychological ‘booster’ could help people resist misinformation, a new study finds | CNN Misinformation is everywhere, and it can be hard to detect false claims. But consistent training could help people avoid fake news traps, new research shows. Julianna Bragg CNN

 

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Overview: US bird flu outbreak concerns continue amid health agencies cuts and information delays

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Bird flu spreads in US as it grapples with worst influenza season since 2009 An ongoing avian influenza outbreak in the US shows no signs of abating, as thousands of staff at the nation's leading health and science agencies have been let go. ABC News

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JFK Jr orders CDC to shelve promotional campaigns urging people to get flu vaccines

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HHS orders CDC to halt some vaccine ads, saying RFK Jr. wants message focused on ‘informed consent’ The CDC was ordered to shelve promotions it developed for a variety of vaccines after Health Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants message focused on "informed consent." Helen Branswell STAT
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