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Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
The CDC estimates at least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths from the flu since the start of October
It's Like "Dead Birds Flying": How Bird flu is Spreading in the Wild
"The beaches were just loaded with carcasses. We saw basically every [elephant seal] pup dead. We estimate about 18,000 dead baby elephant seals."
Dismay as UK Poised to Cut Funding for Global Vaccination Group Gavi
: Aid charities alarmed as decision would come in wake of Donald Trump’s decision to freeze USAID activities
U.S. Aid Void Puts Pressure on Europe, Where Some Also Turn Inward
The sudden USAID freeze unleashed chaos for aid groups, but European governments cannot replace the sheer scale of U.S. funding
Uganda Begins Ebola Vaccine Trial After New Outbreak
Uganda has launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus, following an outbreak in the country that has killed one person
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, HIV, and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work
CDC Ordered to Stop Working with WHO Immediately, Upending Expectations of an Extended Withdrawal
Staff were told to immediately stop their collaborations and “await further guidance”
Trump Declares United States Will Withdraw From the World Health Organization
President Trump is making good on his pre-election pledge to withdraw from the World Health Organization
The Sanitary Health Crisis in Indian Women's Higher Education Institutes
Poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation facilities in educational institutions disproportionately impact female students, leading to absenteeism
Top Senate Republican Says PEPFAR Program in Jeopardy
Foreign Affairs Relations Chair Jim Risch said money from the AIDS relief program paid for abortions
New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of BMI
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago