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RFK Jr. Defunds Global Vaccine Group That Has Prevented Nearly 19 Million Deaths
Kennedy also recently fired a CDC vaccine advisory panel and stacked it with unqualified anti-vax appointees.
As Trump Guts Funding, HIV Activists Organize to Save Lives
The administration’s proposed budget for HIV prevention represents a 78 percent reduction compared to last fiscal year.
RFK Jr. Poses a Threat to Vaccine Policy. Here’s How Doctors Are Preparing.
Physicians are taking joint actions and figuring out how to give patients reliable information amid the uncertainty.
The FDA Allowed Contaminated Factories to Send Drugs to the US
Medications that otherwise would’ve been banned went to unsuspecting patients across the US, including some with cancer.
Expert Slams HHS Memo as “Willful Medical Disinformation” on COVID Vaccines
The document cites scientific studies that are unpublished or under dispute and mischaracterizes others.
Trump’s EPA Proposes Repealing Some Limits on Mercury and Greenhouse Gas
“Let’s celebrate coal again,” Ohio Republican Congressman Mike Rulli said at a press conference.
RFK Jr. Packs CDC Immunization Board With Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theorists
The new board members selected by Kennedy “don’t have the technical capacity” to make sound decisions, one critic said.
Hundreds of NIH Workers Rebuke Trump’s Funding Cuts in Protest Letter
NIH workers said they felt “compelled to speak up when our leadership prioritizes political momentum over human safety.”
Trump’s War on OSHA Could Spell the End for Biden-Era Heat Protections
A proposed rule from the Biden administration would protect 36 million workers from the hazards of extreme heat.
Disability Activists Bring Wisdom From the Pandemic to New Struggles Under Trump
White House rhetoric dehumanizes disabled communities, but activists continue to organize for access, care and justice.