Trump Administration Halts All Communications From The Centers For Disease Control As Bird Flu Spreads
As the bird flu virus continues to spread through the United States among poultry, dairy cows and several recent human cases among poultry workers, on Tuesday the Trump administration ordered all communications from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop.
HHS official halts CDC reports and health communications for Trump team review
Federal health officials have been instructed to temporarily stop any “external communications” to the public, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation.
Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications
The halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said one cancer researcher.
Trump administration pauses communication from CDC, other health agencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has paused public communications until Feb. 1 as Trump appointees take control of health agencies.
Health researchers concerned about pause for public health communications
Health officials are questioning President Donald Trump’s direction to suspend all external communication from various health agencies housed in the Department of Health and Human Services. Staff members at agencies inside HHS,
Health Agencies On Communications Pause
As the new Administration considers its plan for managing the federal policy and public communications processes, it is important that the President’s appointees and designee
‘Public should be irritated:’ President Trump order pauses all public communication from CDC
An executive order from President Trump freezes all mass communication from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unless it’s approved by the White House.
Who is in charge of the CDC right now? Nobody knows for sure
A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of ...
Grist on MSN7h
As climate change supercharges disease, Trump pulls US from World Health Organization
This story was originally published by Grist with the headline As climate change supercharges disease, Trump pulls US from ...
There could be a new definition for obesity. A doctor explains why this matters
A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...
15 genius finds to help you survive cold and flu season
The Jisulife Handheld Mini Fan gives you that blast of cool air that you need. This handy number also boasts 21 hours of ...
Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and online posts
The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the ...
Trump administration expected to go outside CDC for acting director
President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to start soon after they were picked. But under a law passed by Congress in ...
Hosted on MSN2h
What is norovirus? Illness impacting South Jersey and much of the U.S.
In addition to the respiratory illnesses making their mark, a particularly nasty strain of norovirus, better known as the ...
Medscape4h
Most Antivirals Have Little Benefit for Patients With Nonsevere Influenza
Most commonly used drugs don’t reduce symptoms, hospitalizations, or mortality rates for low- and high-risk patients.
Redding Record Searchlight on MSN6h
How to help stop bird flu and salmonella spreading at feeders, backyard poultry cages
Here are ways to help our feathered friends during bird flu season, and help slow spread of salmonella at feeders, bird baths ...