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U.S. Government response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by job, grant cuts, experts say

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2025-04-09 12:09

Response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by unique set of challenges | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing multistate measles outbreak centered in the western part of the state has grown to one of the worst the country has seen in decades. Deidre McPhillips, Neha Mukherjee, Meg Tirrell CNN

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Long COVID activists manages to reverse Trump team’s research cuts, for now

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2025-04-09 11:54

Long COVID activists fought Trump team’s research cuts and won ― for now Nature - Success gives hope to scientists and advocates who managed to get millions of dollars in grants restored. nature

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U.S. government pain research office closed down in NIH job purge

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2025-04-08 11:14

Unique pain research office eliminated in HHS purge Pain is the most costly chronic health problem in the U.S. In latest RIFs at NIH, an entire division devoted to pain research was closed down. Lev Facher STAT

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Trump administration's mass firings decimate offices that release health records

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2025-04-08 10:21

Firings at Federal Health Agencies Decimate Offices That Release Public Records - KFF Health News The Department of Health and Human Services’ mass firings included people who fulfill Freedom of Information Act requests for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and FDA, which result in the release of records about government handling of infectious diseases, medical products, and safety problems in health facilities. khnbrettk KFF Health News

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Protection for miners, firefighters, health care worklers in jeopardy after CDC cuts its safety institute

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2025-04-08 10:05

‘A huge impact on worker safety’: Protection for miners, firefighters in jeopardy after CDC cuts | CNN Anyone in the US who’s depended on a respirator to provide protection against dust, smoke, mold or airborne viruses has likely relied on a small but mighty agency within the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assure that they’re shielded from things that could damage their health. Meg Tirrell CNN

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Former FDA expert says he was forced out after trying toi protect vaccine data from RFK Jr.

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-04-07 19:31

Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr. A former top vaccine official says he was forced out of government after trying to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from accessing a sensitive vaccine safety database. AP News

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Half of HSS regional offices close because of administration cuts, affecting 22 states

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-04-07 19:04

HHS cuts felt locally as regional offices close The closures left 22 states and five territories without a direct point of contact for heating assistance, child care programs and other services. Maya Goldman Axios

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The reality of deep cuts to Health and Human Services hit home for many last week when half of the department's 10 regional offices closed, leaving 22 states and five territories without a local point of contact for heating assistance, child care programs, Meals on Wheels and more.

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Medical research: 16 states filed court cases against Trump administration's cancellation of medical reserch grants

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-04-07 11:25

Democratic states sue NIH, RFK Jr. over canceled medical research grants Democratic attorneys general in 16 states led by New York and Massachusetts sued the Trump administration Friday over the cancellation of millions of dollars in National Institutes of Health (NIH) … nweixel The Hill

Democratic attorneys general in 16 states led by New York and Massachusetts sued the Trump administration Friday over the cancellation of millions of dollars in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants for medical research.

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Analysis: U.S. CDC Budget cuts damage HIV prevention programs

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-04-07 11:07

HIV prevention was making great strides. Then Trump’s budget axe fell CDC layoffs and program cuts gutted branches responsible for a slew of HIV prevention services, imperiling decades of progress. Jason Mast STAT

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RFK Jr. says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs hit by massive health agency layoffs

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-04-04 15:02

Kennedy says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs severed in massive HHS layoffs | CNN Some personnel and programs affected by sweeping reductions at federal health agencies on Tuesday will be reinstated, including a program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that monitors lead in kids, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell CNN

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