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“Make America Healthy Again” Aims to Make Public Health Your Responsibility
The message coming from the Trump administration is: “Take care of yourselves — because we won’t.”
NIOSH Upheld Workplace Safety for Millions in the US. Trump Is Dismembering It.
Trump is destroying the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, sacrificing workers on industry’s altar.
Deadly Dengue Fever Rises as the US Cuts All Climate-Health Funding
“Dengue is already found in many places in the US that have never seen this disease before,” a physician warns.
Trump Admin Decision to Axe Advisory Groups May Spell Trouble for Food Safety
The move comes after hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses more than doubled last year in the US.
Measles Outbreak in Texas Highlights Impact of Underinvestment in Public Health
Like COVID, measles is revealing how aging infrastructure and doctor shortages leave rural communities vulnerable.
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.
Urgent CDC Data on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
In a letter, CDC advisory committee members requested an investigation into missing data and delayed reports.
Federal Judge Mandates Return of Scrubbed Health Resources by Trump Admin
A Public Citizen attorney called the order “an important victory for doctors, patients, and the public health.”
Big Agriculture Is Leading Us Into the Bird Flu Abyss
The federal government's deference to agriculture industry interests has put the US at risk of a public health crisis.
Severe Lead Contamination Found in Water of Multiple Oakland Public Schools
No amount of lead is considered safe, and children are particularly vulnerable to serious health problems if exposed.