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fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

A drop in CDC health alerts leaves doctors 'flying blind'

The CDC issued only six Health Alert Network alerts in 2025, sharply reducing early-warning communications and leaving clinicians and health departments less prepared.
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Trump Administration Carries Out Mass Layoffs at CDC, Decimating the Agency

The Trump administration has carried out mass layoffs of federal public health officials that experts warn will leave the US dangerously unprepared to handle disease outbreaks. As reported by The New York Times, the layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) carried out on Friday night were deep and wide-ranging, and included employees and leaders "in offices addressing respiratory diseases, chronic diseases, injury prevention, and global health."
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Public health
fromAxios
5 months ago

Bonfire of expertise: Trump drives scientists, spies and soldiers out of government

Political intervention and leadership purges have prompted mass resignations across federal health and security agencies, depleting expertise and weakening preparedness.
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