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What to know about bird flu in 2025, according to a public health expert

How does bird flu spread? Can people get bird flu? Bird flu can infect birds as well as mammals, including pigs, cattle and cats. People can also get infected when they come into

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Kennedy's confirmation will breed more harm than good, public health experts say

Many experts fear Kennedy will appoint vaccine skeptics to key roles in federal agencies and hinder infectious disease research.

The Conversation on MSN · 1d

In Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the US has put a conspiracy theorist in charge of public health

Overnight, Robert F. Kennedy Jr was confirmed as the secretary of the US Health and Human Services Department. Put simply, this makes him the most influential figure in overseeing the health and wellbeing of more than 330 million Americans.

Trump, health care jobs

STAT · 12h

Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies

The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years.

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Judge halts Trump administration cuts to public health research in some states

A federal judge paused cuts that the Trump administration had made to funding for public health research, but Monday’s temporary restraining order will apply only in the 22 Democratic-led states that brought a lawsuit challenging the reduction in funding.

Bloomberg on MSN · 18h

Trump Administration Lays Off About 1,300 Employees at the CDC

The Trump administration is laying off 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shrinking the public health agency as part of an effort to cut costs across the federal government.

RFK Jr, Health and Human Services and Party-Line Vote

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'Public health is toast': Why Gallego and Kelly voted against RFK Jr. for health secretary

The Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services secretary.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

RFK Jr. Confirmed as Health Secretary in Near Party-Line Vote

Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, was confirmed Thursday as the nation's new health secretary. The Senate voted largely along party lines to put Kennedy at the helm of the $1.7 trillion U.

The Boston Globe · 22h

How did RFK Jr. overcome Republican skepticism to become health secretary? By making a lot of promises.

Virtually no previous health secretary nominee in recent memory has gone through such lengths to claim that they would not interfere with the basics of key public health programs in unprecedented ways.

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Federal judge expands block on Trump administration effort to cut public health funding

The Trump administration’s effort to cut back on federal funding for the National Institute of Health for research programs ...

Westfield Health Bulletin: while we remember, COVID is not a thing of the past

Although the pandemic is over, COVID cases are still prevalent. We are seeing high numbers of COVID cases along with the flu, ...

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Mayor Lurie taps former Medicaid chief as new head of Public Health

Lurie appointed Daniel Tsai, a longtime director for Medicaid in Massachusetts & former federal Medicaid chief, to Dept. of ...

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Full List of Legislators Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis

A coalition of Senators and House representatives have introduced bills that would declare racism a public health crisis.

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health

More than 80 domestic cats have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022. Experts say there's a risk that cats could ...

‘Terrifying’: Public Health Experts React to Senate’s Confirmation of RFK Jr. to Lead HHS

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of America's most notorious vaccine skeptics, will run the country's leading health agency.

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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health

Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired ...

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Alarm spreads over impacts of Trump cuts to Atlanta-based CDC, public health community

Health experts and Georgia Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration’s planned cuts for the ...

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