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Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee
The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of ...
CDC disease detectives exempted from Trump hiring freeze
Each year, the CDC usually hires a new class of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, known as disease detectives.
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Former CDC staff warn of 'a five-alarm fire'
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff ...
Democratic senators ask Trump administration to rehire CDC IVF team
A group of more than a dozen Democratic senators is asking the Trump administration to rehire a team of scientists at the ...
Federal cuts put CDC's IVF clinic monitoring system in question: HealthLink
A local fertility clinic and patients remark on the impacts such cuts could have on people seeking infertility treatments ...
CDC Issues Measles Update as Number of Cases Grows
There have been 1,001 confirmed cases of measles across 31 states and jurisdictions as of May 8, the CDC said in its Friday update. The affected states and one city ...
Trump nixes CDC infectious disease advisory committee: Report
The Trump administration shuttered the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), ending three ...
Oregon Nurses Association condemns Trump's dissolution of CDC infection-control panel
ONA strongly criticized the Trump administration's decision to dissolve the CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices ...
More Than 70 People Infected with Parasite and 16 Hospitalized After Visiting Animal Farm
More than 70 people have been infected with a parasite after visiting an animal farm in Wales. Sixteen people have been ...
US Travel Warning for Popular Cruise Ship Destination
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a Level 1 travel notice for Fiji, advising ...