Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC
Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal data published Thursday.
The White House is making exactly the wrong moves to prevent the next pandemic
The U.S. will be seen as a pariah in the global community if it does not play a collaborative role in preventing the next ...
CDC ‘disease detectors' among hundreds fired as Trump administration ramps up agency cuts
The Trump administration on Saturday terminated hundreds of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies
In 2024, the CDC worked with the WHO to respond to a Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda that lasted for several months. On average, about half of people infected with Marburg virus do not survive, so ...
Skipping shots? CDC recommends vaccines for kids, adults. See what MS schools require
CDC holds that vaccines are a safe, effective way to protect your health and prevent the spread of flu, COVID, measles. What ...
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Local community reacts to Stonewall National Monument’s change from ‘LGBTQ+’ to ‘LGB’
The Stonewall National Monument’s website erased most references to "transgender" and "queer" in accordance with the Trump ...
1-in-3 American adults are at risk for kidney disease. What you need to know
Organ donation registration can be completed through the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Living donors can contact one of two centers in the area.
CDC's "disease detectives" apparently spared in DOGE cuts at health agencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease ...
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Wireless deep brain stimulation reverses Parkinson’s disease in mice
A photothermal, nanoparticle-based deep brain stimulation system restored motor skills in mice with Parkinson’s-like disease ...
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New York’s public health system is largely protected from national level changes. Here’s why.
A lot is unfolding at the national level of public health, including the recent firing of about 1,300 federal health agency employees. We’re still learning about the impacts of the layoffs, but the ...
Fired federal workers will likely be eligible for unemployment — which the government will cover
Thousands of federal workers fired over the past week by the Trump administration will likely be eligible for unemployment ...
HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts
Department of Health and Human Services officials expect most of the agency's roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be ...