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Trump administration blocked from cutting local health funding for four municipalities
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from clawing back millions in public health funding for four ...
Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds
Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, especially from stroke and heart attacks, a large new study ...
CDC urges summer camps to check for measles immunity, as U.S. nears record
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now urging summer camp operators to check for documentation of ...
RFK Jr. taps allies and COVID vaccine critics among picks for CDC advisory panel. Here's who's on the list.
Meissner was previously listed in April as a consultant to the RSV vaccines work group for the CDC committee, before Kennedy ...
US CDC restores jobs for 450 laid-off employees
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reinstating some 450 employees laid off under the Trump administration ...
Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation
The new appointees include Vicky Pebsworth, a regional director for the National Association of Catholic Nurses, who has been ...
HHS budget proposal eliminates CDC's chronic disease, global health centers in favor of new "MAHA" agency
The proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services slashes CDC and NIH funding in favor of the new ...
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Federal cuts threaten HIV prevention efforts in Houston amid rising infections
As Houston battles a surge in HIV and STI rates, the federal funding that supports free testing and prevention services is ...
Measles cases in New York remain low, but national numbers raise alarm
Measles cases in New York have remained under ten for the year, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease ...
RFK Jr. taps eight new members for CDC's vaccine advisory panel
The new members include well-known vaccine skeptics and others who have been critical of Covid vaccines or pandemic ...
Oregon third worst in U.S. for hepatitis C deaths, new CDC data says
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Oregon is third worst in the nation for deaths from hepatitis C. While there is no vaccine available, it is treatable with proper ...