Trump administration medical research cuts expand, raise concerns about brain drain
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Trump administration's firings of CDC employees hurts local health departments
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The U.S. public health system has long been under strain, stymied by declines in funding as well as employees. And so state and local public health departments around the nation — tasked with monitoring and responding to disease outbreaks that threaten to sicken the masses — have relied on workers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says purge of foreign aid program is completed
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Upcoming Conference: Public health and technology -- NextMed Health, March 30-Aug 2
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Conference alert: NextMed Health is a unique cross-disciplinary international conference exploring the use of accelerating technologies, and their potential to improve the future of health and medicine, including community public health, worldwide. It is being held March 30-April 2nd at the historic Hotel del Coronado located on the beach in San Diego, California.
Sessions include the use of technology to improve “Public, Global and Planetary Health,” and “Accelerating Health Access and Equality.” Among the distinguished faculty speakers are famed epidemiologist Larry Brilliant of the Skoll Foundation, Prof. Chris Mason of Cornell Weill, and Eric Topol of Scripps. Learn more at NextMed Health 2025 and use registration code 'Resilient' to save $500.
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U.S. Federal judge blocks Trump admiistration from cutting NIH research funding
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US judge bars Trump administration from cutting NIH research funding
BOSTON, March 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal grant funding for research that universities and Democratic-led states warn would lead to layoffs, lab closures and a curtailment of scientific and medical studies.
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Two U.S polls: Concern about Musk's cuts in government services, and support for conservation/climate change protective measures
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Bird flu: Concerns that Trump administration suspension of data may hinder counter efforts
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... several recent developments in the bird flu outbreak have given infectious disease experts cause for concern.
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Schools in some U.S states are closing because of flu outbreaks
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Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.
Schools and even entire school districts are temporarily closing down in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee and other states.
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Trump's State Department takes over USAID as it suspends its humanitarian programs
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New method can identify fake COVID-19 vaccines without opening the vaccine vial--research
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