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Why HHS cuts could put public health data at risk
The mass layoffs of federal workers under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have impaired data-gathering on critical ...
RFK Jr. wants to find 'cause' of autism. Here's what people in autism community think
RFK Jr. has promised to find the "cause" of the "autism epidemic" by September. Many people in the autism community are ...
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MPS parents call for transparency, timeline on reopening lead-affected schools
Parents of students at MPS facing lead contamination issues are growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of ...
US Agency to Stop Collecting Data on Some Injuries Because of CDC Cuts
The Trump administration has gutted the CDC, hampering its ability to respond to disease outbreaks and public health crises.
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CDC says it can't help with lead exposure crisis in Milwaukee schools because of layoffs
Three of Milwaukee's schools — Fernwood, LaFollette School, and Starms — have been closed since March 17 because of lead contamination issues ... a director with the CDC's National Center ...
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Closure of CDC hepatitis lab imperils U.S. outbreak response, prevention
The U.S. capacity to battle hepatitis B and C has been leveled a devastating blow with the recent closure of the CDC’s ...