CDC scientist let go during shutdown says "it's truly like an episode of 'Squid Games'"

"They went in and fired entire programs, even statutorily mandated by law programs they cut entirely," she told CBS News. "So ...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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CDC Cuts Threaten Public Health Nationwide, Fired Employees Say

A quarter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff is gone after the Trump administration’s latest reductions ...

Trump’s shutdown firings at CDC cause whiplash, despair: What to know

The Trump administration’s purge at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has left employees reeling. The firings, which began late Friday, ran across more than a dozen divisions ...

‘Damage is done’: Mass firings and dysfunction at CDC spark chaos for public health, critics warn

Mass firings and confusion within the agency “threaten the health of everyone in the U.S. and will lead to needless, preventable deaths,” according to Defend Public Health, a coalition of public ...

Drug-resistant 'nightmare' bacterial infections are on the rise, CDC warns. What to know

A recent study from the CDC found a nearly 70% increase in the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE).
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CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals

About 600 Centers for Disease Control employees in offices dealing with health statistics, injury and violence prevention, ...

Sepsis kills myriads each year. Local hospitals are finding new ways to fight it.

Christina Hornyak’s life was on the line, but she didn’t realize it. Weeks after she was diagnosed with a urinary tract ...