Your Local Epidemiologist

APRIL 1, 2025

Today thousands of health workers at the CDC and FDA lost their jobs—effective immediately. Health divisions are gone, and programs are gutted HIV prevention? Gun violence prevention? Reproductive health? Disability health? TB prevention? National survey on drug use and mental health?

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KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is coming into the nomination process in an unusual position, with a long list of his own policy priorities separate from the president-elect’s, and a public promise by Trump to let him “go wild” on his ideas. Kennedy Jr.

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HEALTHBEAT

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. What is the role of the Department of Health and Human Services, and how much power does the HHS secretary have over its work? The HHS secretary is also in a position to shape public opinion if given a platform to do so by the media.

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