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Government Accounting Office (GAO) tells HHS to fix persistent deficiencies before a next pandemic

Jun

06

GAO to HHS: Fix 'persistent deficiencies' in infectious-disease testing before next pandemic The woman had amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare, often fatal brain infection caused by the ameba Naegleria fowleri. CIDRAP

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Opinion: RFK Jr. eroded trust by making COID vaccine decisions with no transparency

Jun

06

Viewpoint: Eroding trust by making COVID vaccine decisions with no transparency The threat to Americans' access to lifesaving vaccines has arrived. CIDRAP

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Analysis: CBO calculates that nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill becomes law

Jun

04

CBO: Nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill becomes law Nearly 11 million people would lose health insurance under the House Republican tax bill, mostly due to cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to the nonpartisan Congressiona… nweixel The Hill

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CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine advisory committee following RFK j's statements

Jun

04

CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine committee advisory role, sources say

Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos resigned on Tuesday as co-leader of a U.S. CDC working group that advises outside experts on COVID-19 vaccines and is leaving the agency, two sources familiar with the move told Reuters.

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Planned dismantllng of CDC's chronic disease center raises concerns

Jun

04

Dismantling CDC’s chronic disease center ‘looks pretty devastating’ to public health experts HHS plans to fold the CDC's chronic disease center into the new Administration for a Healthy America.

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USG government changes in COVID vaccine advice confuse some families

Jun

04

COVID vaccine changes confuse and upset some parents and families Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared. NPR

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Federal judge extends ban on Trump administration's attempt to cancel COVID-related school funding

Jun

04

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Analysis: Congressional Republicans taking quieter approach to undermining Obama care

Jun

03

Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of. They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law. Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post

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Previous Medicaid expansion reduced mortality among low income adults--study

Jun

03

New research shows Medicaid expansion reduced mortality in low-income adults A new working paper from the University of Chicago provides the strongest evidence to date that expanding access to health insurance can save lives. University of Chicago Medical Xpress

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COVID vaccines: Parents of chldren in clinical trials criticize Trump administration's restrictions

Jun

03

A ‘war on children’: as US changes Covid vaccine rules, parents of trial volunteers push back Frustration and anger mount as Trump administration contemplates new trials and restrictions for Covid vaccines The Guardian

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