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HHS eliminates CDC staff who made sure birth control is safe for women at risk
The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for ...
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 Administration for a Healthy America.
Excessive drinking linked to jump in high blood pressure deaths during COVID pandemic, CDC report says
Excessive drinking was linked to a jump in high blood pressure deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report ...
Oklahoma health agency scrubs mention of fluoride in water as Gov. Stitt orders review
Citing "evolving scientific research," Gov. Kevin Stitt is ending Oklahoma's endorsement of fluoride in drinking water.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s made promises about vaccines. Here’s what he’s done as health secretary
During his Senate confirmation hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested he wouldn’t undermine vaccines. “I ...
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Former leader of anti-vaccine group founded by RFK Jr. to present at first meeting of new CDC vaccine advisers - CNN
A former leader of the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense will present this week on thimerosal in flu vaccines at a meeting of the newly appointed vaccine advisers to the US Centers ...
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Trump’s pick to run CDC ratifies importance of vaccines as RFK Jr. moves to limit access
Susan Monarez, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Wednesday backed up the ...
Unusual pushback, ‘dangerous precedent’: What the first meeting of Kennedy’s CDC advisers reveals about the future of vaccines in America
A startling new vision of vaccination in America is becoming clearer — one likely to involve fresh scrutiny of established science and practices, and limits on vaccines that have been studied for ...