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FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS
In just two months as the federal health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the Department of ...
With CDC injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us'
Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
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The CDC staff in charge of injury prevention — a lead cause of death — has been cut
Injury is the leading cause of death for people under the age of 45. But much of the staff at the CDC responsible for studying how to track and prevent injuries were cut during the recent firings.
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The CDC’s critical occupational safety institute has been virtually wiped out
The loss of the CDC’s occupational safety office, NIOSH, may have long-term consequences, particularly for H5N1 bird flu ...
Key vaccine committee meets for the first time under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A key vaccine advisory committee is meeting for the first time under new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a ...