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CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for ...
CDC officials plan for the agency's splintering, but questions remain
A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency's splintering ...
CDC denies Milwaukee's request for help with MPS lead poisoning probe. RFK Jr. slashed jobs.
The city's request, sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was denied "due to the complete loss of (CDC's) ...
Strep throat strain that can trigger a flesh-eating disease has more than doubled in the US
Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep ...
CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs
Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out ...
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CDC cuts hit HIV prevention program, jeopardizing decades of progress on reducing infant transmission rates
The sharp job cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include a successful program reducing HIV transmission to babies. Over the past 30 years, the number of infant HIV cases has fallen ...
Here’s where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation’s top health agencies
Thousands of people at the nation’s top health agencies were laid off Tuesday. The moves will shrink the Department of Health ...
Eric Dane reveals ALS diagnosis: What to know about the rare disease
Eric Dane revealed he's been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS. Here's what to know about the ...
Kennedy Fires Thousands Across Health Agencies: Food Regulation, HIV Prevention, Infectious Disease Offices All Affected
Kennedy Jr. began laying off thousands of workers at the agency Tuesday—including leaders of divisions tasked with regula ...
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CDC can't help MPS and Milwaukee Health Department with lead crisis
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention denied a request from Milwaukee's public health department for helping to manage lead hazards. According to CNN, the CDC is blaming the ...
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Kennedy Sounds the Alarm for a Healthier Generation! A Call Against Childhood Obesity
Have you ever stopped to think about how the health of our little ones has changed over the past few decades? The numbers are ...