The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That’s the same day an assessment of people hurt in floods was set to begin.
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Europe deplores America’s ‘chlorinated chicken.’ How safe is our poultry?
President Trump wants European countries to start buying U.S. chicken and eggs. But the U.K. and E.U. think American poultry is gross and chemically washed. Turns out, chlorine isn’t really the issue.
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White House orders NIH to research trans ‘regret’ and ‘detransition’
The new research will study the physical and mental health effects of gender transition. It comes on the heels of the administration cutting hundreds of research grants for LGBTQ+ health.
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As measles spreads, federal budget cuts force closure of vaccine clinics
Federal funding cuts, though temporarily blocked by a judge, have upended vaccination outreach across the country, including in Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, and Washington state.
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Coal miners’ health care hit hard in job cuts to CDC
The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump’s sweeping overhaul of health agencies. Mining communities must now grapple with its disappearance.
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Health secretary RFK Jr. endorses the MMR vaccine — stoking fury among his supporters
Prominent anti-vaccine activists lined up on social media to denounce the move.
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Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response
Fentanyl overdoses occur from ingesting the synthetic opioid. But popular culture has misrepresented the risks to first responders.
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Long wait for a rushed doctor’s visit? Maybe you’ll get more with a ‘membership’ fee
The growing number of concierge medical practices limit the number of patients and charge them membership fees. Will this worsen the ongoing shortage of primary care doctors for everyone else?
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How vulnerable might humans be to bird flu? Scientists see hope in existing immunity
Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we’ve all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems might be primed to fend off a worse case, research finds.
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Are beef tallow fries any healthier? These nutritionists say don’t kid yourself
In a recent appearance on Fox News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ate French fries cooked in beef tallow and mused that ‘food is medicine.’ Nutrition scientists are scratching their heads.
