Trump orders U.S. CDC staff to cut off communication with WHO

Tue, 2025-01-28 22:01 — mike kraft

CDC staff ordered to cut off communication with WHO The directive to the CDC to halt communications with the World Health Organization was imposed to comply with President Trump's executive order. CBS News

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Trump administration pauses federal loans and grants pending spending reviews

Tue, 2025-01-28 21:49 — mike kraft

Trump is pausing federal loans and grants as his administration reviews spending The White House is pausing federal grants and loans as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending. AP News

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Trump administrations' NIH communication pause partly lifted to allow some purchasing need for research projects

Tue, 2025-01-28 06:53 — mike kraft

After disruption due to Trump administration communication pause, NIH told it can continue some purchasing for research | CNN Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies for their ongoing studies, according to four sources inside the agency with knowledge of the purchasing hold. Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell CNN

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Bird flu strain H5N9 reported for the first time in US Poultry

Tue, 2025-01-28 06:23 — mike kraft

What is H5N9? US reports first bird flu strain outbreak in poultry U.S. authorities also identified the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California. Newsweek

he United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu on a duck farm in California, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) on Monday.

H5N9 is a rare subtype of the influenza A virus that can cause highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. It's a reassortment strain that originated from the H5N1, H7N9, and H9N2 subtypes.

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President Trump said he may reconsider having the U.S. rejoin WHO

Tue, 2025-01-28 06:09 — mike kraft

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TB outbreak in Kansas described as largest outbreak in US. history

Tue, 2025-01-28 05:52 — mike kraft

Kansas Hit By Large Tuberculosis Outbreak: Here’s What We Know The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has said the risk to the general public in surrounding counties remains “very low.” Molly Bohannon Forbes

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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will help fund UN climate body after Trump withdrawal

Fri, 2025-01-24 23:37 — mike kraft

Michael Bloomberg steps in to help fund UN climate body after Trump withdrawal

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy arm said on Thursday it will provide funding to help cover the U.S. contribution to the U.N. climate body's budget, filling a gap left by President Donald Trump.

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WHO plans to review priorities, cut costs following Trump's plans to withdraw U.S. from the international health agency

Fri, 2025-01-24 23:14 — mike kraft

WHO chief to cut costs, reset priorities after US exit, document shows

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U.S. Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses meetings, travel, communications

Fri, 2025-01-24 23:03 — mike kraft

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. The Washington Post

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Proposed Trump Order Seeks to Stop Gain-of-Function Virus Research Linked to Covid-19 by Republicans

Fri, 2025-01-24 02:21 — mike kraft

Trump Order Seeks to Stop Virus Research Linked to Covid-19 by Republicans An executive order is in the works that would halt U.S. funding for research that makes viruses that are more virulent or contagious. Liz Essley Whyte, Nidhi Subbaraman The Wall Street Journal

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Azvudine is better than paxlovid in reducing COVID-19 deaths --Chinese study

Fri, 2025-01-24 02:10 — mike kraft

Azvudine beats paxlovid in reducing COVID-19 deaths In hospitalized COVID-19 patients, azvudine shows lower all-cause mortality and fewer adverse events than Paxlovid, with added antitumor effects observed. Vijay Kumar Malesu News-Medical

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Analysis: How Trump Made It Suddenly Harder to counter Climate Risks

Fri, 2025-01-24 00:14 — mike kraft

President Trump’s energy agenda calls for drilling more oil and gas, something that could take years. But he took other actions this week that could more quickly affect the way the country prepares for and adapts to climate changes driven by the burning of fossil fuels.

In 2021, President Biden ordered the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security to study the security implications of climate change and to incorporate them into defense strategy and other national security plans.

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Higher risk of long COVID in women, differences among minority kids cited in new studies

Thu, 2025-01-23 23:55 — mike kraft

Studies note higher risk of long COVID in women, differences among minority kids Compared to the women, the men in the study were older, less likely to be overweight or have asthma, and less likely to report mental health conditions. Men, however, were more likely to report hospitalization during acute infection (10% compared to 7%). CIDRAP

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Trump administration abruptly cancels federal scientific meetings

Thu, 2025-01-23 10:09 — mike kraft

Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the Anil Oza STAT

A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the Trump administration will shift the agencies’ policies and day-to-day affairs.

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