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Specter of Job Cuts Looms Over CDC’s Infection-Tracking Efforts
The epidemiology community is hoping a federal program to thwart infections among patients and health-care staff will emerge ...
‘This affects everyone’: CDC workers urge action after job cuts
After being sidelined by federal cuts, two CDC workers are organizing others to push back and demand accountability.
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CDC job cuts threaten progress in reducing infant HIV transmissions
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 ...
CDC cruise inspectors stretched thin as layoffs hit outbreak watchdogs
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said cruise ship inspections will continue amid government layoffs, an official said the task will be more challenging for remaining workers. The ...
‘A huge impact on worker safety’: Protection for miners, firefighters in jeopardy after CDC cuts
Anyone in the US who’s depended on a respirator to provide protection against dust, smoke, mold or airborne viruses has ...
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Health department: CDC funding cuts impact respiratory virus testing
STEUBENVILLE — Recent public health funding cuts by the Centers for Disease Control will impact the Jefferson County General Health District’s respiratory virus testing, Health Commissioner Andrew ...
As DOGE cuts federal funds, Tennessee departments balk at releasing details of lost money
On March 23, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services slashed $11 billion worth of grant funding across the country.