Tag: public health
The bigger story behind the mass exodus of CDC leadership
The simmering showdown between US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has finally...
Top CDC Officials Resign After Director Is Pushed Out
Susan Monarez is no longer the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a post by the official Department...
Cropped 27 August 2025: ‘Frustrating’ Amazon summit; Workplace heat hazards; Record European wildfires – Carbon Brief
We handpick and explain the most important stories...
America’s leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr.
For decades, the American public, the federal government, and the medical community have been nearly unanimous: Vaccines are important because they save lives. Today,...
The one, big unanswered question about Ozempic
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The Supreme Court hands down some incomprehensible gobbledygook about canceled federal grants
Late Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court handed down an incomprehensible order concerning the Trump administration’s decision to cancel numerous public health grants. The array...
The West Texas Measles Outbreak Has Ended
A large measles outbreak in Texas that has affected 762 people has now ended, according to an announcement Monday by the Texas Department of...
The decline of drinking, explained in one chart
Today, around 8,200 or so Americans will turn 21. Which means, of course, they will become eligible to engage in that time-honored habit of...
Now You Can Get Your Flu Vaccine at Home
Instead of going to the pharmacy to get the annual flu vaccine, many people in the US will now be able to get it...
Explainer: What is ‘climate anxiety’? – Carbon Brief
As temperature records are shattered, ice rapidly melts...
