Category: Public Health
At Trump’s FDA, Anti-Regulatory Approach and Cost-Cutting Put Food Safety System at Risk
The Trump administration’s anti-regulatory approach and cost-cutting moves risk unraveling a critical system of checks…
Feds Chop Enforcement Staff and Halt Rules Meant To Curb Black Lung in Coal Miners
In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in…
Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety
Colton George felt sick. The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt. He…
Trump’s Team Cited Safety in Limiting Covid Shots. Patients, Health Advocates See More Risk.
Larry Saltzman has blood cancer. He’s also a retired doctor, so he knows getting covid-19…
Volunteers Help Tornado-Hit St. Louis Amid Wait for Federal Aid
ST. LOUIS — Kevin Hines has been living in a house without a roof in…
Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts
BRANCHLAND, W.Va. — Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked…
Trump Team’s $500 Million Bet on Old Vaccine Technology Puzzles Scientists
The Trump administration’s unprecedented $500 million grant for a broadly protective flu shot has confounded…
Aumenta la desinformación sobre el sarampión, y las personas le prestan atención, dice una encuesta
Mientras la epidemia de sarampión más grave en una década ha causado la muerte de…
Measles Misinformation Is on the Rise — And Americans Are Hearing It, Survey Finds
While the most serious measles epidemic in a decade has led to the deaths of…
On Autism, Kennedy Turns Against Science and Reality
During his first news conference as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.…