Public Health
The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC
Cohen has been criticized for North Carolina's failure to get covid tests to the most vulnerable residents, during her leadership of the state's pandemic response.
The NIH ices a research project. Is it self-censorship?
Even though the National Institutes of Health has had to navigate political rapids for decades, including enduring controversy over stem cell research and surveys on the sexual behavior of teens, this is a particularly fraught moment.
FDA Head Robert Califf Battles Misinformation — Sometimes With Fuzzy Facts
Efforts to respond to or regulate misinformation are becoming a political problem.
Preparation for pandemics and natural disasters updated in bill passed by Senate panel
Legislation would increase accountability, transparency in how federal government helps state, local governments prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.
How a combination of covid lawsuits and media coverage keeps misinformation churning
Even as the covid-19 pandemic wanes, litigation — whether about vaccines, masks, or a range of other public health policies made during the pandemic — isn’t about to end.
Homeland Security law enforcement officers would receive more mental health support, under a bill advancing in the House
Bipartisan legislation reported out of committee earlier this week comes in the wake of an uptick of suicides among border personnel.
CDC rolls out new COVID-19 website
The reworked COVID-19 website is part of a larger push to make the public health agency’s web presence easier to navigate, with plans to relaunch CDC.gov early next year.
The CDC is getting a new leader as it seeks to remake itself after the pandemic
Dr. Mandy Cohen, former head of North Carolina’s Health and Human Services Department, will be stepping in as the public health agency’s new director in July.
What’s it really like to be HHS secretary? Three who’ve done it spill the beans
The secretaries past and present discuss their shared understanding of what it means to lead the agency at a time when health is at the front of American minds—and in the crosshairs of American politics.
Wildfire Smoke Can Harm Human Health, Even When the Fire is Hundreds of Miles Away – a Toxicologist Explains Why
Smoke from more than 100 wildfires burning across Canada has been rolling into North American cities far from the flames.
Workers at Federal Health Care Call Centers Strike in Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana
Strikes center on wages, layoffs at Virginia-based communications contractor Maximus.
Coronavirus Roundup: The Last One
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
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