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RFK Jr.’s cuts to CDC eliminate labs tracking STIs, hepatitis outbreaks
The only lab in the U.S. capable of testing for and tracking antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, or “super gonorrhea,” was ...
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Closure of CDC hepatitis lab imperils U.S. outbreak response, prevention
The U.S. capacity to battle hepatitis B and C has been leveled a devastating blow with the recent closure of the CDC’s ...
US group asks Kennedy to restore national labs for hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Association of Public Health Laboratories sent a letter on Friday asking the U.S ...
HHS cuts threaten HIV/AIDS response
Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story HHS cuts threaten HIV/AIDS response The ...
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In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations ...
'Extermination by neglect': Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation talks HIV prevention cuts
With federal cuts to HIV prevention by the Trump administration, the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation is worried about a possible epidemic.
Kennedy’s deep HHS cuts threaten HIV/AIDS response
In drastically cutting down its public health workforce, the Trump administration is potentially undoing decades of work combatting the HIV epidemic and delaying upcoming advances. When Health and ...