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RFK Jr. says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs hit by massive health agency layoffs

Fri, 2025-04-04 15:02 — mike kraft

Kennedy says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs severed in massive HHS layoffs | CNN Some personnel and programs affected by sweeping reductions at federal health agencies on Tuesday will be reinstated, including a program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that monitors lead in kids, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell CNN

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Trump administration immigration crackdoiwn disrupts U.S. caregiving

Fri, 2025-04-04 14:32 — mike kraft

Immigration Crackdowns Disrupt the Caregiving Industry. Families Pay the Price. - KFF Health News Families, nursing facilities, and home health agencies rely on foreign-born workers to fill health care jobs that are demanding and do not attract enough American citizens. The Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for the industry, which was already predicting a surge in demand. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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U.S. CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to state and local health departments

Fri, 2025-03-28 09:24 — mike kraft

CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S. “Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week. NBC News

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HHS oversees 13 agencies, including the CDC, which is tasked with protecting the nation’s health. Notices began going out Monday, and awardees have 30 days to reconcile their expenditures. Figures are subject to change.

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Trump administration pulls back $11.4B in COVID funding for local health departments

Wed, 2025-03-26 09:47 — mike kraft

Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. AP News

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U.S. CDC sees five more senior officials departng

Tue, 2025-03-25 17:11 — mike kraft

5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency Five high-level officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are leaving. The departures were announced Tuesday at a meeting of agency senior leaders. AP News

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How bad might the US measles outbreak become? --experts discuss

Thu, 2025-03-20 10:16 — mike kraft

Measles is surging in the US: how bad could it get? Nature - Researchers flag groups that should get an extra dose of measles vaccine as case numbers continue to rise in Texas and neighbouring states. Nowogrodzki, Julian nature

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US aid cuts weaken the fight against maleria, the deadliest disease in Africa

Mon, 2025-03-10 20:10 — mike kraft

No disease is deadlier in Africa than malaria. Trump's US aid cuts weaken the fight against it Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children. AP News

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Texas measles outbreak: doctors try to counter RFK Jr misinformation about vitamin A

Mon, 2025-03-10 19:51 — mike kraft

Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak

March 8 (Reuters) - As a measles outbreak spreads across West Texas, Dr. Ana Montanez is fighting an uphill battle to convince some parents that vitamin A - touted by vaccine critics as effective against the highly contagious virus - will not protect their children.

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Trump administration's firings of CDC employees hurts local health departments

Mon, 2025-03-10 11:30 — mike kraft

CDC Firings Fray Lifelines to Local Health Departments - KFF Health News Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET. Terry Byrne KFF Health News

The U.S. public health system has long been under strain, stymied by declines in funding as well as employees. And so state and local public health departments around the nation — tasked with monitoring and responding to disease outbreaks that threaten to sicken the masses — have relied on workers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help.

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U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Raise Danger for Disease Outbreaks Spreading Internationally

Mon, 2025-03-10 10:32 — mike kraft

Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened animals shipped across borders.

The Trump administration’s pause on foreign aid has hobbled programs that prevent and snuff out outbreaks around the world, scientists say, leaving people everywhere more vulnerable to threatening viruses and bacteria.

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