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CDC's Population Health Office Is Gone
The CDC's Division of Population Health was eliminated in its entirety in the Trump administration's mass layoffs at HHS, ...
How the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home and abroad
When the Trump administration announced in February 2025 that it was cutting 10% of staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it seemed that a small but storied program within it called ...
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Inside the “Vital” Office for Reproductive Health Gutted by Mass HHS Firings
Trump is dismantling the little-known Division of Reproductive Health. It was critical in helping pregnant people and pushing ...
Mass layoffs hit workers at HHS; sweeping cuts extend to CDC, NIH, FDA: Recap
Layoffs of 10,000 Health and Human Services employees begin. Agencies devoted to seniors, minorities and HIV prevention ...
In a federal workforce racked by stress and fear, one family shares a story of death
Stress and anxiety had been building for weeks in Monique Lockett, a 25-year veteran of the Social Security Administration, ...
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RFK Jr. purges CDC and FDA's public records teams, despite "transparency" promises
It is unclear what will happen to hundreds of pending requests for public information as the health agencies slash staff.
CDC officials plan for the agency's splintering, but questions remain
A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official is telling staff to start planning for the agency’s splintering.
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Which jobs were cut at CDC? Here’s a list.
The layoffs at CDC this week hit global and environmental health as well as HIV prevention ... The administration plans to create one FOIA office for all of HHS. — The Administration for ...
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How the CDC’s widespread layoffs cut lifesaving health programs
Drowning prevention. Hotlines to report school shootings. Contraceptive guidelines. Tips from former smokers on how to quit.