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Trump administration's halt in AID program impacts efforts to counter world hunger

Thu, 2025-02-06 18:24 — mike kraft

Halt in US aid cripples global efforts to relieve hunger About 500,000 metric tons of food worth $340 million is in limbo. Jaimi Dowdell,Lena Masri,Giulia Paravicini,Ryan Mcneill,Nafisa Eltahir Reuters

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Trump orders review of all federal funding for Non government agencies.

Thu, 2025-02-06 17:53 — mike kraft

Trump signs executive memo reviewing federal funding to NGOs, official says U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive memo ordering a review of funding to all non-government organizations that rely on federal dollars, a White House official said. Reuters Reuters

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White House Reported Preparing Order to Cut Thousands of Federal Health Workers, including NIH, CDC, Medicare/Medicaid services.

Thu, 2025-02-06 17:34 — mike kraft

Exclusive | White House Preparing Order to Cut Thousands of Federal Health Workers The executive order could come as soon as next week, if the Trump administration goes ahead with plans, according to people familiar with the matter. Liz Essley Whyte and Betsy McKay WSJ

The White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workers, according to people familiar with the matter.

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The varying impact of school closures on COVID infections in various countries--Australian study

Thu, 2025-02-06 12:01 — mike kraft

Modeling study shows school closures' varied impact on COVID-19 outcomes across 74 countries School closures reduced the impact of COVID-19 in most countries but had negative effects in some, Monash University-led research encompassing 74 countries has found. Monash University Medical Xpress

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January was warmest on record; scientists puzzled

Thu, 2025-02-06 11:11 — mike kraft

It’s official: January was the warmest on record The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service UN News

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Trump administration purges climate mentions from websites, climate scientists concerned

Thu, 2025-02-06 11:01 — mike kraft

Scientists brace ‘for the worst’ as Trump purges climate mentions from websites Trump administration pulling references online ‘won’t make crisis’ stop affecting Americans’ lives, say experts The Guardian

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For U.S. to remain in WHO, Trump officials consider demanding WHO reforms and American in charge

Thu, 2025-02-06 10:31 — mike kraft

Trump team considers demanding WHO reform, including American in charge

Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has been considering a plan for reform at the World Health Organization, including putting an American in charge, in order for it to remain a member of the global health agency, according to two sources familiar with the plan and a proposal document reviewed by Reuters.

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Schools in some U.S states are closing because of flu outbreaks

Thu, 2025-02-06 10:00 — mike kraft

Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.

Schools and even entire school districts are temporarily closing down in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee and other states.

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Second type of bird flu spilled over and detected in US dairy cows

Thu, 2025-02-06 09:48 — mike kraft

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in herds since last year. U.S. AP News

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Abrupt U.S. foreign aid slashes put pressure on Europe, but some countries also turn inward

Wed, 2025-02-05 10:29 — mike kraft

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 and may not even be inclined to. Ellen Francis The Washington Post

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COVID: The U.S. Is Having Its Mildest Covid Winter Yet

Wed, 2025-02-05 10:07 — mike kraft

This winter’s Covid wave in the United States has been the gentlest to date, in a welcome reprieve.

According to wastewater data aggregated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not only was there less Covid circulating over the holidays than in previous years, but there was also less virus in the wastewater than in all the summer waves the program has tracked.

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Most communication from U.S. federal health agencies still blocked although some allowed

Wed, 2025-02-05 09:47 — mike kraft

Some communication from federal health agencies is now allowed; most still blocked The CDC hasn't released its weekly MMWR report since Jan. 16. NBC News

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Long COVID has affected more than 1 million children -- CDC study suggests

Tue, 2025-02-04 11:29 — mike kraft

Long COVID impacting more than 1 million children: CDC study suggests A new CDC study published Monday found that more than 1 million children were affected by long COVID in 2023. Higher levels were found in lower-income households. ABC News ABC News

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Long COVID, a condition that occurs when patients still have symptoms at least three months after clearing infection, has been well-documented in adults, but its impact on children has been less clear.

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Senate Finance Committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination to be health secretary

Tue, 2025-02-04 11:07 — mike kraft

Senate committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination to be health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cleared his first hurdle to become the nation’s top health official as the Senate finance committee voted to advance his nomination for a floor vote. AP News

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U.S. CDC restores some but not all health related information on its website

Tue, 2025-02-04 10:43 — mike kraft

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention purged from its website thousands of pages that included terms such as “transgender,” “L.G.B.T.” and “pregnant person,” to comply with an executive order barring any material that promoted “gender ideology.”

By Monday, some of the pages had reappeared, in part in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health, according to a senior official with knowledge of the matter.

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