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What is fluoride? Why health experts maintain that it's 'safe and effective'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone after fluoride, a move that medical experts widely disagree with. Here's what health pros want ...
CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for ...
CDC denies Milwaukee's request for help with MPS lead poisoning probe. RFK Jr. slashed jobs.
The city's request, sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was denied "due to the complete loss of (CDC's) ...
CDC officials plan for the agency's splintering, but questions remain
A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency's splintering ...
Strep throat strain that can trigger a flesh-eating disease has more than doubled in the US
Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep ...
Here’s where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation’s top health agencies
Thousands of people at the nation’s top health agencies were laid off Tuesday. The moves will shrink the Department of Health ...
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CDC cuts hit HIV prevention program, jeopardizing decades of progress on reducing infant transmission rates
The sharp job cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include a successful program reducing HIV transmission to babies. Over the past 30 years, the number of infant HIV cases has fallen ...