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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 and Prevention, it seemed that a small but storied program within it called ...
RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted
A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities ...
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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 ...
The Hidden Home Hazard That Could Be Making You Sick
The CDC advises that if you see mold in your home, no matter what type it is, "you need to clean up the mold and fix the moisture problem." ...
Kennedy says he wants to target chronic disease among U.S. tribes. A key program to do that was gutted
A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities ...
RFK Jr., intent to focus on chronic disease, continues to be dogged by impacts of HHS cuts
Far as he was from Washington, D.C., as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hiked to the top of a ...
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CDC officials start planning for the splintering of their agency
Several parts of CDC — mostly those devoted to health threats that aren't infectious — are being spun off into the soon-to-be ...
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Sickle cell experts worry as CDC's Division of Blood Disorders staff put on leave
Sickle cell experts say the future of a critical data collection program is in flux after staff at the CDC's Division of ...