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AP medical writer. Author of “Surgeon General’s Warning: How Politics Crippled the Nation’s Doctor”
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ICYMI... US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals
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US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals
U.S. overdose deaths fell through the most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades.
https://apnews.com/article/overdose-deaths-cdc-fentanyl-8e3a42544f57eea6a9af3be541178a4d?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>US
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Article notes whiplash has been a common experience for providers, state health agencies and Americans who receive services - from the Trump administration eliminating, then abruptly reinstating, grants that support some of the nation’s most vulnerable people.
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Confusion erupts in mental health and substance abuse programs as HHS cuts, then reinstates grants
Providers, state health agencies and others are feeling whiplash and confusion after the Trump administration eliminated and then abruptly reinstated grants that support substance abuse and mental hea...
https://apnews.com/article/samhsa-substance-abuse-mental-health-funding-cuts-be13aedd1a0894deed3ee93cac84e66d?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Confusion
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studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms
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CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms
Two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show wastewater monitoring of measles can flag measles spread days to weeks in advance.
https://apnews.com/article/measles-wastewater-polio-bird-flu-surveillance-5e7eb60708fd1844fee30a47170e19d4?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>CDC
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A Controversial U.S. Study of Hepatitis B Vaccines Will Continue in Africa, HHS says
This clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau would withhold vaccination from some babies, sparking ethical concerns
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-controversial-u-s-study-of-hepatitis-b-vaccines-will-continue-in-africa/
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The Associated Press
10 days ago
U.S. flu infections are showing signs of a slight decline, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked.
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Some flu measures decline, but it's not clear this severe season has peaked
U.S. flu infections are showing signs of a slight decline, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked.
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10 days ago
BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot block federal money for child care and other social service funding to five states for now.
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Judge says Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states for now
A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now.
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US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation
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US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations.
https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-trump-international-organizations-withdrawal-d704fb9b444dc9cf569865d391b544a6?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies. Some see parallels to Tuskegee Study.
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US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies
The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa.
https://apnews.com/article/hepatitis-b-vaccine-contract-guineabissau-1fbca4928e01f364e20ae5ae57b2330e?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>US
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A rule change proposed by the Florida Department of Health would eliminate requirements that Florida children receive the hepatitis B, varicella and Haemophilus influenzae type b or Hib vaccines in order to attend public or private K-12 schools.
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Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren
Florida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state’s schoolchildren. That is after Republican Gov.
https://apnews.com/article/florida-vaccine-mandates-school-immunization-education-0413a160bdc2224ffdae538e2deb6c3a
about 1 month ago
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The Associated Press
about 1 month ago
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms.
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California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushrooms.
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The Associated Press
about 2 months ago
The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.
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ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show
The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.
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Confirmed that Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham — who moved to end vaccination promotion work in that state — has been picked to be CDC's Principal Deputy Director.
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ICYMI: Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, public health and some other fields face tighter federal student loan limits under the plan because it doesn’t consider them professional programs.
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Trump administration plan to reduce access to some student loans angers nurses, health care groups
A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are pushing back against a Trump administration plan that could limit access to student loans in some cases.
https://apnews.com/article/nursing-professional-degree-trump-student-loans-d1ac078af2c76c709b914c51ad93a9fa
about 2 months ago
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A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low.
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Washington state resident believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu
A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials say the risk to the public is low.
https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-infection-washington-h5n5-c8148b46cf9cc8a4f1e5562923086298
about 2 months ago
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Flu activity is low but worries about a new flu variant and vaccination rates.
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Flu activity is low, but experts worry about a new strain and vaccination rates
The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it’s not clear if it will be as bad as last winter’s. But some health experts are worried about a new type of flu virus and flagging vaccination efforts.
https://apnews.com/article/flu-covid-vaccinations-7e437cc60e18e4d1c49b50c3b358a253
about 2 months ago
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Six babies in California who consumed ByHeart formula were treated for botulism between November 2024 and June 2025, up to nine months before the outbreak that has sickened at least 31 babies in 15 states.
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Babies who drank ByHeart formula got sick months before botulism outbreak, parents say
At least five families say their babies were treated for infant botulism after consuming ByHeart formula months before a current outbreak was detected.
https://apnews.com/article/byheart-infant-formula-botulism-recall-9971f57a2a218eac4fba53f305dcba3c
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Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention injection hailed by global health officials as a game-changer in the fight against a virus that has killed many millions of across Africa.
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Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot
Eswatini has become the first African country to receive lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection that global health officials call a game-changer.
http://apnews.com/article/africa-hiv-drug-lenacapavir-eswatini-8f2ecc312d32d1d760e9baa425f013e4
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Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor
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Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor
A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor.
https://apnews.com/article/casey-means-surgeon-general-trump-health-5593768038532eb4defbfde50eab280c?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
3 months ago
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Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown
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Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown
A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown. U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/shutdown-layoffs-judge-trump-fdcb16f91c94d7bf73977e8968210b0e?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low
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California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low
Investigators suspect that two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus.
https://apnews.com/article/mpox-california-cases-fef12a2ccb332967fd0a2068bf170049?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
3 months ago
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turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
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Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-press-access-hegseth-trump-restrictions-5d9c2a63e4e03b91fc1546bb09ffbf12?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Journalists
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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-layoffs-trump-unions-b312b3ca77cbdbc72e778ece3b2cbffc?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
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Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance. They say the group will coordinate issues across state lines and share data and information about threats, guid...
https://apnews.com/article/governors-public-health-alliance-kennedy-7d5f277178697bbdfc228567c6d9f616?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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York health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
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New York health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus and the first such case in the country in six years.
https://apnews.com/article/chikungunya-virus-case-new-york-long-island-24beff9662b5070e28a471a61602e051?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>New
3 months ago
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RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
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Six former surgeons general: "Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored."
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Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
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Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families
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Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns
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Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns
New government data shows another decline in sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults, but also a continued rise in syphilis in newborns.
https://apnews.com/article/cdc-std-trends-syphilis-chlamydia-gonorrhea-694fd1e1b61c6f22fa516a15abe0f206?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
4 months ago
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Microbes.Info
4 months ago
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'Nightmare bacteria' cases are increasing in the US
Government scientists say infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” have been increasing dramatically.
https://apnews.com/article/cdc-nightmare-bacteria-ndm-gene-95c40aae486e82a54efb16b965ee88b3
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Mike Stobbe
The Associated Press
4 months ago
Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.
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Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism
Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.
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The Associated Press
4 months ago
The governors of Arizona and Maine have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.
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States are taking steps to ease access to COVD-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation
The governors of Arizona and Maine have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.
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Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism
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Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism
Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.
https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-autism-study-da78aea6421a1fb568c9ee1490f5681e?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
4 months ago
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West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings
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West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings
Health officials say West Nile virus infections are intense this year, with 40% more cases than usual. More than 770 cases have been reported as of early September.
https://apnews.com/article/west-nile-cdc-d0fe355b8351f52b39ca4d39046da9de?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
4 months ago
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For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road. What was once a simple process has become “a whole different beast this year,” one patient said.
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For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road
The debut of updated COVID-19 vaccines has gotten off to a clunky start in many states. Limits on who can get the shots and prescription requirements are confusing customers and leaving some worried a...
https://apnews.com/article/covid-vaccine-access-limitations-645d64cee13664840fc9a39ff2d309c0?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
5 months ago
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Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say
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Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say
Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov.
https://apnews.com/article/florida-childhood-vaccines-mandate-eliminate-desantis-363323dcdd3811ca9ad7def5f9a30fb2?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
5 months ago
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With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost work
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With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost work
The CDC is in turmoil, with outside groups stepping in to handle work once done by the agency. The upheaval follows Health Secretary Robert F.
https://apnews.com/article/cdc-vaccine-recommendations-data-b4eeba69e03a8d4ed50fb0a12fbcec6e?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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Photos show workers rally for senior CDC officials forced off Atlanta headquarters
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Photos show workers rally for senior CDC officials forced off Atlanta headquarters
ATLANTA (AP) — Three senior officials were escorted off the CDC’s Atlanta campus as the White House moves to oust the agency’s director.
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5 months ago
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Departing CDC officials say Monarez's firing was the final straw and political meddling is a problem
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Departing CDC officials say Monarez's firing was the final straw and political meddling is a problem
Two departing scientific leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say political interference at the agency remains a problem. Dr. Debra Houry and Dr.
https://apnews.com/article/cdc-monarez-fired-trump-kennedy-vaccines-science-17fd8a19064e39906bc0125fd81e3525?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
5 months ago
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CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job and other agency leaders resign. "The CDC is being decapitated. This is an absolute disaster for public health."
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CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job and other agency leaders resign
The director of the nation’s top public health agency is out after less than one month in the job. The U.S.
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COVID shots re approved for all seniors. But the FDA narrowed their use for younger adults and children to those with at least one high-risk health condition, such as asthma or obesity, presenting new barriers to access for millions of Americans.
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FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults
The Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter season.
https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-covid-shots-fda-kennedy-pfizer-children-9ce19908ae7afb354732aa162fd28532?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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The Associated Press
5 months ago
BREAKING: Some FEMA employees who signed a public letter of dissent are put on administrative leave, according to documents reviewed by AP.
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Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter
Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening.
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Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press.
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Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding
Scientists are criticizing two key documents from the Trump administration that challenge the idea that climate change endangers the public.
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-epa-trump-science-endangerment-46e0519fac313ba635814b40ef638721?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite
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Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite
A person in the U.S. who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm.
https://apnews.com/article/new-world-screwworm-flesh-eating-parasite-1a3f3f4165e1c4a86fac5c9df9c9f987?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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HHS moves to strip thousands of federal health workers of union rights
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HHS moves to strip thousands of federal health workers of union rights
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has moved to strip thousands of federal health agency employees of their collective bargaining rights.
https://apnews.com/article/hhs-cdc-unions-96ac80031b9c4da4d5f68e3c7fc8d156?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins said he'll seek to strip federal funding from the New Orleans Public Health Department after it shared the American Academy of Pediatrics "strong recommendation" that children from 6 months to 2 years receive the COVID shot.
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Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins calls pediatricians 'sorcerers' after COVID vaccine advice
Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has long advocated for legislation to ban any future federal COVID vaccine mandate.
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/08/22/clay-higgins-aims-to-strip-new-orleans-funding-after-vaccine-post-and-calls-pediatricians-sorcerers/85775088007/
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Georgia man may have tried to enter CDC campus two days before he attacked agency
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Georgia man may have tried to enter CDC campus two days before he attacked agency
An internal CDC email reveals that the Georgia man who shot at CDC buildings on Aug. 8 likely tried to enter the campus two days earlier.
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5 months ago
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The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.
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Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-nih-dei-320a6b3749bf56703b50739362d1238c?taid=68a787e78935d200016bd11b&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
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The New York Times
5 months ago
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: After a soccer game was delayed because of concerns about extreme heat, the NWSL commissioner threatened to fine the top-ranked Kansas City Current. Sources said the league wanted the game to proceed so it could be televised.
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NWSL commissioner threatened to fine KC Current over weather delay: Sources
The Kansas City Current's game against Orlando Pride was delayed by more than three hours, missing its national broadcast slot
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RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-autism-environment-research-funding
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At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says
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At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says
At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices.
https://apnews.com/article/cdc-layoffs-827585f95b24d7dfdf99dd453960a991?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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