You are here

Public Health

U.S. Federal judge blocks Trump admiistration from cutting NIH research funding

Thu, 2025-03-06 08:49 — mike kraft

US judge bars Trump administration from cutting NIH research funding

BOSTON, March 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal grant funding for research that universities and Democratic-led states warn would lead to layoffs, lab closures and a curtailment of scientific and medical studies.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about U.S. Federal judge blocks Trump admiistration from cutting NIH research funding
Log in or register to post comments

Foreign Aid: Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to cancel $2 billion in foreign aid

Wed, 2025-03-05 09:55 — mike kraft

Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to cancel $2 billion in foreign aid The Supreme Court in a 5-4 emergency ruling Wednesday refused to halt a judge’s decision ordering the Trump administration to immediately release nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments owed unde… iswanson The Hill

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Foreign Aid: Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to cancel $2 billion in foreign aid
Log in or register to post comments

Deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has hit all but 1 continent, Australia

Wed, 2025-03-05 09:47 — mike kraft

Deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has hit all but 1 continent Australia saw small outbreaks of other strains of bird flu in recent months and managed to "close those down," expert says. Rebecca Falconer Axios

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has hit all but 1 continent, Australia
Log in or register to post comments

Misinformation Concerns: RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments

Wed, 2025-03-05 09:41 — mike kraft

Instead of vaccines, RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments, driving worries about misinformation | CNN As a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment with vitamin A, as well as “good results” from the use of the steroid budesonide, the antibiotic clarithromycin and cod liver oil. Neha Mukherjee CNN

...

Doctors say that this messaging might take away from efforts to increase vaccination, and some misinformation about these therapies is already circulating online.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Public Attitudes

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Misinformation Concerns: RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments
Log in or register to post comments

Measles Outbreak: Pediatricians and Parents reactions

Wed, 2025-03-05 09:31 — mike kraft

Pediatricians walk a delicate line with parents in measles vaccination debate Anxious parents are begging for early vaccinations, while others are refusing the shot. Many holdouts are unfazed by the deadly measles outbreak in Texas. NBC News

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Medical Personnel

Public Attitudes

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Measles Outbreak: Pediatricians and Parents reactions
Log in or register to post comments

Measles Outbreak Spreads to Florida High School Student

Wed, 2025-03-05 09:25 — mike kraft

Measles outbreak spreads to Florida A student at Miami Palmetto Senior High School has been diagnosed with the disease. Newsweek

Florida has recorded its first measles case of the year amid an outbreak in states across the country.

A student at Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Pinecrest has been diagnosed with the disease, according to an email seen by CBS News Miami.

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Measles Outbreak Spreads to Florida High School Student
Log in or register to post comments

Analysis: How Florida has changed since COVID hit 5 years ago.

Tue, 2025-03-04 12:21 — mike kraft

Five years after arrival of COVID-19, almost 100,000 dead, a changed Florida Along with almost 100,000 dead in Florida from COVID-19, the virus' imprint on schools, workplaces and politics lingers after five years. John Kennedy Tallahassee Democrat

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Public Attitudes

Social behavior

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Read more about Analysis: How Florida has changed since COVID hit 5 years ago.
Log in or register to post comments

Long term health risks described in study of survivors of COVID-19 hospitalization

Tue, 2025-03-04 11:41 — mike kraft

Large population study identifies long-term health risks after COVID-19 hospitalization A French nationwide study has revealed that survivors of COVID-19 hospitalization face an increased risk of death or organ-related disorders for up to two-and-a-half years after discharge. Taylor & Francis Medical Xpress

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Long term health risks described in study of survivors of COVID-19 hospitalization
Log in or register to post comments

Americans Are Increasingly Aware That Climate Change Is Harming Their Health --survey

Tue, 2025-03-04 11:18 — mike kraft

Americans Are Increasingly Aware That Climate Change Is Harming Their Health - Inside Climate News New survey also shows growing trust in scientists and health professionals as the federal government slashes resources for climate and health research and interventions. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Public Attitudes

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Read more about Americans Are Increasingly Aware That Climate Change Is Harming Their Health --survey
Log in or register to post comments

Analysis: Public health efforts nationwide hurt by CDC firings

Tue, 2025-03-04 11:02 — mike kraft

CDC firings undermine public health work far beyond Washington | CNN The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs across the nation whose participants bolstered the workforce of state and local public health departments that for decades have been starved of resources. CNN

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Medical Personnel

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Analysis: Public health efforts nationwide hurt by CDC firings
Log in or register to post comments

Pages

Page loaded in 1.409 seconds.