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Here’s why the CDC recommends wearing masks indoors even if you’ve...
The shifting recommendations don’t mean that the old ones were wrong, necessarily, only that conditions have changed.
One small statement from CDC, one giant hope for our humanity
Tragically, under the previous White House direction and interference, CDC became corrupted and overruled, and its reputation is quite tarnished.
US suffered almost 300,000 excess deaths during coronavirus pandemic, CDC reports
They found that excess deaths have occurred every week in the U.S. since March, peaking in the weeks ending April 11 and August 8.
CDC tells state governors to prepare for Covid vaccine before November...
“Public health officials worry that the Trump administration is looking to roll out a vaccine prematurely, or at least to hype one, before the election as a way to score political points.“
‘Alarming’: Trump blocks CDC officials from testifying to education panel on...
The White House confirmed its decision to block the testimony of Redfield and other CDC officials, saying the director "has testified on the Hill at least four times over the last three months."
Trump accused of suppressing CDC warning that full school reopenings pose...
DeVos repeatedly refused to say whether schools should follow the CDC's reopening guidelines and claimed "there's nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous."
Climate change is killing Americans. Health departments aren’t equipped to respond
How a decade of neglect and politics undermined the CDC’s fight against climate change
Coronavirus pandemic in US fueled by stunted CDC budget & lack...
We are joined by two epidemiologists to examine the response so far around the world and in the United States.
House Democrats allocate $50 million to study gun violence
While funding for this type of study hasn't been allocated in more than two decades, gun violence prevention organizations and doctors' groups have sought this money to address gun violence.
Former CDC Director arrested on sex abuse charges
Although Frieden and the victim have reportedly known each other for more than 20 years, they were not believed to have had an intimate relationship.
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Warren, Ocasio-Cortez introduce bill to ban corporate ownership of physician practices
The bill would let doctors sue corporate owners for treble damages and give the Federal Trade Commission a role in enforcing the ban.
Minnesota doctors strike for four days in a first for US hospitals
About 150 physicians at two Allina Health hospitals walked out this week after three years of bargaining over sick days, pay and a role in patient care.
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid starting October 1
The federal reconciliation law also narrows Medicare and marketplace coverage, and a separate immigration rule is pushing US citizen children off Medicaid alongside their noncitizen family members.
Minnesota hospital doctors stage what union calls first private-sector physician strike in US history
Doctors at two Minneapolis-area hospitals say they're striking over artificial intelligence in patient care, not just pay.
Health cuts strip coverage from nearly half a million New Yorkers
The first major coverage losses from HR 1 are hitting low-income New Yorkers who now face higher premiums, deductibles, or no insurance at all.