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U.S. Ag department, facing law suits, says it will restore climate change-related websites.

Wed, 2025-05-14 11:56 — mike kraft
Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore webpages related to climate change after it was sued earlier this year over the deletions. AP News
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Trump administration's medcal research cuts reached $2.7 billion--Senate report

Wed, 2025-05-14 10:03 — mike kraft
Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says | CNN A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain scientific data from government websites. Jacqueline Howard CNN
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Trump budget cuts are hurting efforts to counter HIV, especially in southern states.

Tue, 2025-05-13 11:03 — mike kraft
Trump Once Vowed To End HIV in America. His Funding Cuts Are Rolling Back Progress. - KFF Health News Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET. kffhnamym KFF Health News

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Health care groups across the South are scaling back HIV testing and outreach because of the Trump administration’s budget cuts and layoffs.

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Measles: North Dakota quarantines unvaccinated children

Mon, 2025-05-12 10:14 — mike kraft
Measles outbreak in North Dakota prompts local health officials to quarantine unvaccinated schoolchildren Measles cases continue to accumulate in the United States in what is already the second-worst year since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, and a recent outbreak in one North Dakota county led local health officials to quarantine nearly 200 unvaccinated students. Yahoo News

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Medicaid: House Republican committtee proposes new restrictions in program

Mon, 2025-05-12 09:24 — mike kraft

Republicans unveil steep cuts to Medicaid in portion of Trump tax bill

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U.S. NOAA says it will discontinue its billion-dollar disaster database, citing budget cuts

Fri, 2025-05-09 11:14 — mike kraft
NOAA says it will discontinue its billion-dollar disaster database The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday it will archive its database of billion-dollar climate disasters, as the Trump administration cuts resource at the agency. Evan Thomas Scripps News
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Trump administration cuts in health research reach $1.8 Billion --study

Fri, 2025-05-09 10:12 — mike kraft

 

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Some U.S. states loosen vaccine rules despite measles outbreak.

Thu, 2025-05-08 11:00 — mike kraft
States loosen vaccine rules — even as measles outbreak rages With a longtime vaccine skeptic serving as the country’s top health official, the movement is likely to make further inroads. Lauren Gardner Politico

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Poll indicates that less than half of Americans have confidence in FDA and CDC

Thu, 2025-05-08 10:01 — mike kraft
Less than half of Americans trust FDA, CDC to do their job Less than half of Americans believe federal health agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can do key parts of their job, in… aoconnelld The Hill
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Trump picks a new surgeon general following right wing Laura Loomer complaints

Thu, 2025-05-08 09:53 — mike kraft
Trump pulls surgeon general pick following Laura Loomer complaints President Donald Trump pulled his nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as U.S. surgeon general a day before she was set to appear before the Senate. ABC News ABC News

President Donald Trump pulled his nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as U.S. surgeon general Wednesday just a day before she was expected to appear before the Senate for her confirmation hearing.

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