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Emory epidemiologist warns about impact of CDC advisory panel gutting, hiring of vaccine skeptics
Atlanta doctors and health experts are warning that public trust in vaccines will continue to erode, and will have ...
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 ...
CDC rehires 450 employees cut in HHS restructuring, internal documents show
The government hired back more than 450 CDC employees that were fired as part of the widespread restructuring that took place ...
CDC backtracks, will rehire more than 450 people it laid off
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is rehiring about 460 employees who had previously been laid off, ...
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CDC has shed one-quarter of staff even as it recalls some laid off workers
Agency tells court that states are not suffering "irreparable harm" from cuts even as agency leaders lament "operational ...
New CDC advisers will skip some expected topics and explore a target of antivaccine activists
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers meet next week, but their agenda suggests they’ll skip ...
Dangerous heat increases risks for certain medications, CDC says
Experts say the heat can also degrade or damage some medications, including insulin, inhalers, and EpiPens. Doctors advise staying safe by keeping hydrated and limiting time in direct sunlight. VIDEO: ...
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CDC interim leaders, in first all-hands meeting, speak of ‘myth-busting’ and ‘resilience’
The interim leadership of the CDC held its first all-hands meeting of the Trump administration, and STAT listened in.