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Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn
As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – is at greater ...
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Bird Flu Looms as Trump’s Mass Firings Unleash Chaos at Public Health Agencies
Trump and RFK Jr. have moved to fire thousands of highly trained employees at the CDC and other agencies since Friday.
U.S. hasn't sent essential seasonal flu data to WHO ahead of key vaccine meeting
Seasonal flu vaccines need to be updated each year because the virus changes so frequently. But the U.S. hasn't contributed its information on what's spreading there since January, a World Health ...
Trump moves hamper bird flu response as egg prices spike
When President Trump took office, his administration instituted an external communications blackout across health agencies.
Does Trump’s decision to dismantle USAID risk mpox global emergency? Here’s what experts say
Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and stop funding for global ...
Measles outbreak in Texas causing concern in mid-Michigan
A significant measles outbreak emerging in West Texas is putting states and health officials on alert. Fifty-eight cases have ...
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New York’s public health system is largely protected from national level changes. Here’s why.
A lot is unfolding at the national level of public health, including the recent firing of about 1,300 federal health agency ...
CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies
The CDC was instrumental in eradicating smallpox, identifying the causes of HIV and encouraging Americans to get the COVID-19 ...
The White House is making exactly the wrong moves to prevent the next pandemic
The U.S. will be seen as a pariah in the global community if it does not play a collaborative role in preventing the next ...
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What’s next for the World Health Organization? US exit could reshape agency
The US withdrawal will not officially happen until January 2026, so there will be months of uncertainty over budgets and ...
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Learn COVID pandemic lessons — before it’s too late
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public weariness and irresponsible politics are hampering an effective ...
As Trump vents about covid, experts worry his moves could worsen next threat
The president, still angry about the pandemic response, may be cutting into the country’s fundamental ability to identify ...