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NYC loses millions in state aid for public health services each year. City leaders want the money back.

HEALTHBEAT

Cuomos cut targeted New York City Local health departments across New York provide a range of essential health services, including immunizations, STI testing and treatment, infectious disease surveillance, perinatal programs and public health emergency preparedness.

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

KFF Health News

“It’s disheartening to see so many of the same failures that emerged during the covid-19 crisis reemerge,” said Tom Bollyky, director of the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Researchers welcomed the news but said it should have happened months ago before the virus was so entrenched. “The U.S.

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How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

HEALTHBEAT

Its disheartening to see so many of the same failures that emerged during the Covid-19 crisis re-emerge, said Tom Bollyky, director of the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. As the virus kept spreading throughout the summer, USDA senior official Eric Deeble said at a press briefing, The response is adequate.