Who is Dave Weldon? White House withdraws vaccine critic and Donald Trump’s pick for US CDC director
Donald Trump administration withdrew the nomination of Dave Weldon, a physician and vaccine critic, who was set to go before the Committee in the first-ever confirmation hearing for a CDC director.
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Game over for fluoride? US government starts questioning its safety, Utah bans it
When the law takes effect in early May, Utah will be the first U.S. state to prohibit the addition of fluoride, a mineral ...
White House withdraws CDC director nominee scrutinized for vaccine stance
Sources familiar with the matter confirmed that the White House has withdrawn the nomination for Dave Weldon as CDC director.
Measles cases are still rising in Texas. Here's what you should know about the contagious virus
Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that's airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes ...
From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health
Debates over tuberculosis reporting began in the late 19th century, when the bacterial infection was reframed not as a disease of the elite but of the urban poor. New York City was the first in the ...
Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its 80,000 employees
The mass email went out to a “broad population of HHS employees,” landing in their inboxes days before agency heads are due ...
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College Roundup: Grove City College baseball finishes 5-3 in Florida
DAVENPORT, Fla. - The Grove City College baseball team concluded its spring trip to the RussMatt Invitational in central ...
These Utah lawmakers had kids through IVF. They voted to give public employees access to the procedure, too.
Utah lawmakers voted to extend full insurance coverage of procedures like in vitro fertilization to public employees.
RFK Jr. spotlights vitamin to fight rapidly spreading measles — but experts say not so fast
In a recent op-ed, HHS secretary RFK Jr. shared his “deep concern” about the measles outbreak and its rapid escalation.
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Student-athlete brings nonprofit vision to Lewisburg
When Cesar Carrasco first arrived in Lewisburg in January, he wasn’t just looking to continue his academics and kickstart his ...
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Without US help, Zelenskyy has few options except to repair his relationship with the White House
Ukraine’s president has few options after last week’s astonishing Oval Office row with U.S. President Donald Trump, who ...
Georgia’s vaccination rate too low to fully protect against spread of measles, health officials say
At a press conference last Friday, infectious disease expert Dr. Katrina Kretsinger warned that Georgia’s vaccination rate is ...