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Q&A: Ex-CDC chief on the future of lead poisoning prevention efforts after Trump cuts
"We're turning back the clock in a very dangerous way," said Paul Allwood, whose team at the CDC was eliminated in April.
How RFK Jr. is quickly changing U.S. health agencies
The health and human services secretary is shrinking staff at health agencies and reshaping the mission of his department to ...
'I refuse to give up': Michigan researchers, health officials grapple with funding cuts
Michigan public health leaders and research scientists say the fallout from Trump administration cuts to federal research ...
Trump administration takes hundreds of migrant children out of their homes, into government custody
The Trump administration is taking hundreds of migrant children already residing in the United States out of their homes and ...
Trump administration ending multiple HIV vaccine studies, scientists and officials say
The Trump administration has moved to end funding for a broad swath of HIV vaccine research, saying current approaches are ...
Four Democrat-led states ask FDA to remove abortion pill restrictions
The attorneys general of New York, California, Massachusetts and New Jersey asked the FDA to lift some requirements on ...
Psychedelics as potential mental health treatment are explored by Trump administration
Psychedelics research gains support from the Trump administration for treating PTSD and mental health conditions, with ...
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U.S. moms say their mental health is getting worse
A national survey finds that mothers of children ages 0 to 17 years report mental health declines from 2016 to 2023.
As Trump administration aims to boost mining, drilling and fishing, Spokane office dedicated to workers' safety remains in jeopardy
Among the more than 150 executive actions President Donald Trump has taken since assuming office in January are orders that aim to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and commercial fishing in the ...
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Hepatitis C Elimination Coalition Applauds Senators Cassidy and Van Hollen for Introducing Historic Legislation to Eliminate Hepatitis C
The Hepatitis C Elimination Coalition commends Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) for their bipartisan ...
Columbia's accreditation threatened over harassment of Jewish students
The U.S. Department of Education is threatening Columbia University's accreditation because the agency said the New York ...
RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental illness and addiction
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration has seen its staff cut by more than a third, and it's facing deep budget cuts. Progress on overdose deaths could be lost, experts warn.