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CDC cutbacks a serious threat to public health | READER COMMENTARY
The recent news of the decimation of the staffing of multiple agencies at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
CDC officials plan for the agency’s splintering, but questions remain
A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official is telling staff to start planning for the agency’s splintering.
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by ...
How the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home and abroad
When the Trump administration announced in February 2025 that it was cutting 10% of staff at the Centers for Disease Control ...
RFK Jr.'s cuts to CDC lead poisoning team bring efforts to help tribes, health departments to a standstill
Cuts to the CDC's branch responsible for investigating and preventing lead poisoning has brought multiple efforts to help ...
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Africa CDC raises concern over triple health threat
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said that the continent is facing an alarming convergence of public health crises ... Times for daily updates, in-depth ...
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Health experts issue warning on emerging threat to Americans traveling for spring break: 'Worst year ... on record'
The CDC has issued a warning for American travelers to popular tourist spots, as dengue fever cases are surging across the ...
Response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by unique set of challenges
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing ...