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Former Surgeon General: Health Is a Shared Priority, Not a Privilege of the Few | Opinion
R ecent job and funding cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the current administration have ...
Coloradan battling rare cancer fights against National Institutes of Health medical research cuts
Katie Doble is on her computer looking to connect with anyone who might share her fight for clinical research knowing her ...
Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused
“Every person working on it was let go,” Hoenig said, noting that the data collection is mandated by Congress. The office is ...
Mass Layoffs Begin at RFK Jr's Department of Health
Layoff notices began Tuesday, impacting workers across multiple agencies. The FDA will lose 3,500 jobs, the CDC 2,400, the ...
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The invisibility of good public health work
A lot of times public health is invisible until it’s bad,” Taylor told me. When public health officials are at their best — ...
Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that stops the Trump administration from pulling back more ...
Gov. Jeff Landry appoints new secretary of Louisiana Department of Health
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the new Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health will be Bruce Greenstein.
Health officials create dashboard to help track, curb spread of measles in Illinois
An Illinois agency has created a data dashboard for measles amid an ongoing outbreak that has spread across the U.S.
Health Department Begins Sweeping Job Cuts
CDC, FDA, NIH are among agencies shedding thousands of workers. Some senior leaders and entire divisions are being cut.
Joy Jackson, director of the Florida Department of Health in Polk County, is retiring this week
Joy Jackson has been the director of the Florida Department of Health in Polk County for nine and a half years. Aaron Kissler ...