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U.S.Agriculture Dept is cutting funds to support food banks for the needy

Wed, 2025-03-26 21:42 — mike kraft

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-cuts-hit-struggling-food-banks-risking-hunger-low-income-americans-2025-03-25/

U.S. Agriculture Dept cuts support for food banks

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Trump administration cuts funds for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment

Wed, 2025-03-26 21:14 — mike kraft

The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues.

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Anti-vaccine advocate hired by RFK Jr to study debunked link between vaccine and autism

Wed, 2025-03-26 17:46 — mike kraft

RFK Jr. hires anti-vaccine advocate to study debunked vaccine, autism link David Geier has been disciplined for practicing medicine without a license. Beth Mole Ars Technica

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Vaccine aid to developing nations among foreign aid programs being cut by Trump administration

Wed, 2025-03-26 17:21 — mike kraft

Trump administration to cut vaccine aid to developing countries Administration plans to end funding to Gavi, a global health organization that helps provide life-saving care for children The Guardian

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NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change

Wed, 2025-03-26 14:02 — mike kraft

NIH Ends Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research. Annie Waldman,Sharon Lerner ProPublica

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U.S. CDC sees five more senior officials departng

Tue, 2025-03-25 21:11 — mike kraft

5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency Five high-level officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are leaving. The departures were announced Tuesday at a meeting of agency senior leaders. AP News

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mRNA Vaccine Technology Appears Targeted under Trump and RFK, Jr

Thu, 2025-03-20 21:22 — mike kraft

mRNA Vaccine Technology Appears Targeted under Trump and RFK, Jr. Scientists say that officials from the National Institutes of Health urged them to remove references to mRNA vaccine technology Arthur Allen, KFF Health News Scientific American

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U.S. flu deaths rise amid anti-vaccine disinformation

Thu, 2025-03-20 14:28 — mike kraft

Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root As vaccine skepticism gains a greater foothold in the Trump administration and some statehouses, some Americans may already be paying the price, with deaths from influenza on the rise.

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Trump administration medical research cuts expand, raise concerns about brain drain

Wed, 2025-03-19 17:37 — mike kraft

Fallout from Trump research cuts expands across academia Experts predict university research could be forever changed, affecting work on treatments for conditions including cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes. Tina Reed Axios

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Opinion: Trump's cuts to climate change programs can be costly.

Wed, 2025-03-19 16:25 — mike kraft

Trump is tackling every ‘emergency’ except the important one — climate change While Team Trump dwells inside their bubble of false facts and alternative realities, the rest of America is experiencing a relentless succession of tragedies. The human and economic costs are deva… ckulat The Hill

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