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Trump Is Using the Government Shutdown to Wreck Public Health
The Trump administration is keeping the money flowing to ICE and the military while canning workers at health agencies.
I Am One of 20 Million in US With Long COVID. RFK Pulled the Rug From Under Us.
RFK Jr. has shut down the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, gutted funding, and derailed trials and studies.
Anti-Vax Advocates Are Trying to Take Idaho’s Mandate Ban to National Level
Under the guise of human rights, proponents are pushing it as a model for attacking a tenet of modern public health.
As Federal Action Stalls, States Aim to Curb Private Equity Greed in Health Care
Research shows that private equity acquisitions raise costs and can lead to deterioration in patient care.
Lawsuits Claim Pfizer Failed to Warn of Brain Tumor Risk From Birth Control Shot
If Pfizer is successful, consumers may find it harder to hold drug makers accountable for inadequate warning labels.
Trump Administration Carries Out Mass Layoffs at CDC, Decimating the Agency
Health officials and experts warn the layoffs leave the US dangerously unprepared to handle disease outbreaks.
Tylenol Claims Are a Microcosm of Trump and RFK’s Wider Attack on Public Health
Trump and RFK’s false claims about autism and Tylenol aren’t an aberration --- they’re part of a consistent strategy.
Why Hasn’t Trump’s EPA Released the Toxicity Report on This “Forever Chemical”?
PFNA is in the drinking water systems of 26 million people and could cause developmental, liver, and reproductive harms.
RFK Jr. Says Trump Admin Will “Make the Proof” on Bogus Tylenol Claims
“We are doing the studies to make the proof,” the health secretary said.
Sanders: Health Insurance Premiums Will Double for Millions Due to GOP Cuts
Republicans’ budget bill will stick Americans with thousands more in insurance costs while giving tax cuts to the rich.